Benefits ofMechanical/Thrombolytic Therapy

• A “culprit” underlying lesion can be identified

• Lesion can be addressed electively, after good patient preparation, using:

  • Endovascular procedure (eg, angioplasty, stenting)
  • Limited surgical approach (eg, patch angioplasty, endarterectomy)
  • New bypass graft after full work-up

• Vein-mapping, cardiac work-up, etc

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