Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy

<p>The first angiogram. (a) Digital angiography shows severe calcification of the right superficial femoral artery. (b) Digital subtraction angiography of the proximal part indicates the chronic total occlusion of the middle superficial femoral artery. (c) Digital subtraction angiography of the distal portion presents the puncturable distal superficial femoral artery.</p>

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine

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Figure 1: Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy 