An Update on Methods for Revascularization and Expansion of the TASC Lesion Classification to Include Below-the-Knee Arteries: A Supplement to the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)

Michael R. Jaff; Christopher J. White; William R. Hiatt; Gerry R. Fowkes; John Dormandy; Mahmood Razavi; Jim Reekers; Lars Norgren

doi:10.3400/avd.tasc.15-01000

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An Update on Methods for Revascularization and Expansion of the TASC Lesion Classification to Include Below-the-Knee Arteries: A Supplement to the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)

Michael R. Jaff, Christopher J. White, William R. Hiatt, Gerry R. Fowkes, John Dormandy, Mahmood Razavi, Jim Reekers, Lars Norgren

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Keywords: angioplasty, arteries, claudication, critical limb ischemia, occlusion, peripheral artery disease, revascularization, stenosis, stents, surgery

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2015 Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 343-357

DOI https://doi.org/10.3400/avd.tasc.15-01000

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Abstract

The Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC) guidelines were last updated in 2007 (TASC II) and represented the collaboration of international vascular specialties involved in the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Since the publication of TASC II, there have been innovations in endovascular revascularization strategies for patients with PAD. The intent of this publication is to provide a complete anatomic lower limb TASC lesion classification, including the infrapopliteal segment, and an updated literature review of new endovascular techniques and practice patterns employed by vascular specialists today.

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