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Above the Knee Peripheral Artery Intervention

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Abstract

Above the knee peripheral artery intervention presents a myriad of anatomic and histopathologic challenges and considerations. An in-depth understanding of this vascular bed, inflow and outflow and therapeutic and interventional approaches, tools, and goals is necessary in order for the vascular interventionalist to be successful in caring for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

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Abbreviations

AAA:

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

ABI:

Ankle-brachial index

ACC:

American College of Cardiology

AHA:

American Heart Association

atm:

Atmospheres

BP:

Blood pressure

CAD:

Coronary artery disease

CEC:

Clinical Events Committee

CLI:

Critical limb ischemia

CTA:

Computed tomography angioplasty

CTO:

Chronic total occlusion

CVD:

Cerebrovascular disease

DCB:

Drug-coated balloon

DCS:

Drug-coated stent

DES:

Drug-eluting stent

DU:

Duplex ultrasound

ESRD:

End-stage renal disease

FDA:

Food and Drug Administration

IASC:

Intersociety consensus for the management of PAD

IDE:

Investigational device exemption

ISR:

In-stent restenosis

IVUS:

Intravascular ultrasound

MACE:

Major adverse cardiac event

MI:

Myocardial infarction

MWD:

Maximum walking distance

NS:

Nonsignificant

NYHA:

New York Heart Association

OCT:

Optical coherence tomography

OUS:

Outside of the United States

PA:

Primary amputation

PAD:

Peripheral artery disease

PCI:

Percutaneous coronary intervention

PFA:

Profunda femoral artery

POBA:

Plain old balloon angioplasty

PP:

Primary patency

PSV:

Peak systolic velocity

PTA:

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

PTFF:

Polytetrafluoroethylene

PVR:

Pulse volume recording

RPM:

Revolutions per minute

RTPA:

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

SFA:

Superficial femoral artery

TLR:

Target lesion revascularization

TVR:

Target vessel revascularization

US:

Ultrasound

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Kovach, R.C., Nachtigall, J. (2014). Above the Knee Peripheral Artery Intervention. In: Lanzer, P. (eds) PanVascular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37393-0_191-1

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