<b>Subintimal Angioplasty as a Primary Modality in the Management of Critical Limb Ischemia:</b>Comparison to Bypass Grafting for Aortoiliac and Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease

Abstract

Frequent clinical follow-up and a duplex surveillance program are necessary to maintain patency in this cohort. Subintimal angioplasty is increasingly replacing bypass surgery in the management of critical limb ischemia without compromising primary patency, limb salvage, patient survival, or subsequent vascular intervention.