lthough percutaneous, catheter-based treatment for atherosclerotic arterial obstruction began in the peripheral circulation, usage became widespread only after coronary application.The procedure's abilities to relieve angina and either spontaneous or provoked myocardial ischemia and to achieve prompt reperfusion in myocardial infarction are well-documented.1 Even selected patients with advanced, multivessel coronary disease can expect outcomes similar to those provided by the more invasive bypass surgery.[2][3][4] Now, enthusiasm for catheter revascularization is circling back to arteries beyond the coronary circulation.
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