The Fluoro-Less and Contrast-Less Peripheral Endovascular Intervention: Halfway There

We present a successful intervention without the use of iodinated contrast.Case.A 92-year-old man with dry gangrene involving the second and fourth left toes had acute on chronic kidney injury. Arterial duplex showed severe stenosis in bilateral superficial femoral arteries (SFA). Fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance and intravascular imaging were used to avoid iodinated contrast. After right to left femoral crossover, the entire left SFA was imaged with ultrasound.

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Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Georges Ephrem, Sireesha Garikipati, Ivan Hanson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research