Biomaterial Database

Commentary on "Plaque excision in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease". 2006

Daniel Clair

Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. CLAIRD@ccf.org.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005263	Femoral Artery	The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.	Common Femoral Artery,Arteries, Common Femoral,Arteries, Femoral,Artery, Common Femoral,Artery, Femoral,Common Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries, Common,Femoral Artery, Common
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001157	Arterial Occlusive Diseases	Pathological processes which result in the partial or complete obstruction of ARTERIES. They are characterized by greatly reduced or absence of blood flow through these vessels. They are also known as arterial insufficiency.	Arterial Obstructive Diseases,Arterial Occlusion,Arterial Obstructive Disease,Arterial Occlusions,Arterial Occlusive Disease,Disease, Arterial Obstructive,Disease, Arterial Occlusive,Obstructive Disease, Arterial,Occlusion, Arterial,Occlusive Disease, Arterial
D017073	Atherectomy	Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.	Percutaneous Atherectomy,Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomy,Transluminal Atherectomy,Atherectomies,Atherectomies, Percutaneous,Atherectomies, Percutaneous Transluminal,Atherectomies, Transluminal,Atherectomy, Percutaneous,Atherectomy, Percutaneous Transluminal,Atherectomy, Transluminal,Percutaneous Atherectomies,Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomies,Transluminal Atherectomies,Transluminal Atherectomies, Percutaneous,Transluminal Atherectomy, Percutaneous
D035002	Lower Extremity	The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.	Extremity, Lower,Lower Limb,Membrum inferius,Extremities, Lower,Limb, Lower,Limbs, Lower,Lower Extremities,Lower Limbs