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Successful Percutaneous İntervention of Chronic Limb Threatiening İschaemia

On admission her blood pressure was 150/90 mm Hg with a sinus rhythm and heart rate of 90 beats per minute. Astonishingly her left foot had marked, large and deep wounds extending to the bone and infectious drainage with unpleasant smell (Figure 1). laboratory showed leucocytosis and high levels of...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2018-04, Vol.121 (8), p.e126-e127
Main Authors: Soydan, Elton, Akın, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:On admission her blood pressure was 150/90 mm Hg with a sinus rhythm and heart rate of 90 beats per minute. Astonishingly her left foot had marked, large and deep wounds extending to the bone and infectious drainage with unpleasant smell (Figure 1). laboratory showed leucocytosis and high levels of C-reactive protein. The residual stenosis was finally dilated with 3,0 × 80 mm drug coated balloon and a successful intervention with a prominent downstream blood flow was achieved (Videos 2, 3).
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.289