Ultrasound-guided puncture reduces bleeding-associated complications, regardless of calcified plaque, after endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal lesions, especially using the antegrade procedure: A single-center study.

<h4>Background</h4>A common complication of endovascular treatment for femoropopliteal lesions is bleeding at the vascular access site. Although risk factors of bleeding-associated complications at the approach site have been reported, the results have been inconclusive. Hence, this stud...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Fukuda, Shinya Okazaki, Masayuki Shiozaki, Iwao Okai, Akihisa Nishino, Hiroshi Tamura, Kenji Inoue, Masataka Sumiyoshi, Hiroyuki Daida, Tohru Minamino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248416