Andrew N Shammas

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BACKGROUND Treatment of in-stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal (FP) arteries is challenging with a high rate of restenosis. Excimer laser atherectomy (ELA) has a theoretical advantage of ablating… (More)
Bailout stenting of the common femoral artery (CFA) may become necessary with failed balloon angioplasty or atherectomy or in case of bleeding requiring a covered stent over the arteriotomy site.… (More)
PURPOSE To present real-world data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, in an unselected group of patients undergoing percutaneous peripheral… (More)
BACKGROUND Target-lesion revascularization (TLR) and loss of patency remain high following treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) of the femoropopliteal (FP) artery. Excimer laser atherectomy (ELA)… (More)
BACKGROUND Treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is complex and has a low adoption rate by interventional cardiologists. The introduction of the hybrid approach has provided a systematic… (More)
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