Angioscopic findings in the FPA and infrapopliteal lesions (IMAGE)

Osaka City University

Angioscopic findings in the FPA and infrapopliteal lesions

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In patients with poor crural vessels assessed with angiographic runoff score, UPs were frequently detected in FPAs by angioscopy. Mural thrombi were more commonly observed on any of the UPs in patients with poor crural runoff. FPA = femoropopliteal artery; UP = ulcerated plaque.

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T. Yamaguchi and T. Yamazaki

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