Impact of Calcification on Clinical Outcomes After Endovascular Therapy for Superficial Femoral Artery Disease: Assessment Using the Peripheral Artery Calcification Scoring System

Conclusion: PACSS grade 4 calcification was independently associated with clinical outcomes after EVT for de novo SFA lesions.

Source: Journal of Endovascular Therapy - September 12, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Okuno, S., Iida, O., Shiraki, T., Fujita, M., Masuda, M., Okamoto, S., Ishihara, T., Nanto, K., Kanda, T., Takahara, M., Uematsu, M. Tags: Lower and Upper Limb Interventions Source Type: research