Annals of vascular surgery
Association Between Balloon Size and Clinical Outcomes After Inframalleolar Angioplasty for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
Riho Suzuki, Shuko Iwata, Yuichiro Hosoi, Yuki Tanaka, Michinao Tan, Katsumi Horiuchi, Yutaka Dannoura, Takao Makino, Hisashi Yokoshiki
Published: 202510.1016/j.avsg.2025.10.044
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Vessel diameter measured by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in inframalleolar (IM) lesions is larger than the balloon size commonly used in practice. It remains unclear which patients receive balloons comparable to IVUS-reported sizes and…
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