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1977 • 2,734 citations

The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in a defined population.

1985 • 1,102 citations

Six-year prospective multicenter randomized comparison of autologous saphenous vein and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in infrainguinal arterial reconstructions

1986 • 1,085 citations

Restenosis After Successful Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of 229 Patients

1988 • 893 citations

Combining Clinical and Thallium Data Optimizes Preoperative Assessment of Cardiac Risk before Major Vascular Surgery

1989 • 735 citations

A Comparison of Directional Atherectomy with Coronary Angioplasty in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

1993 • 703 citations

Determination of Cardiac Risk by Dipyridamole-Thallium Imaging before Peripheral Vascular Surgery

1985 • 684 citations

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1981 • 648 citations

Biologic Fate of Autogenous Vein lmplants as Arterial Substitutes

1973 • 586 citations

Benefit of exercise conditioning for patients with peripheral arterial disease.

1990 • 517 citations

5-year Results of a Prospective Study of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty

1987 • 486 citations

Pentoxifylline efficacy in the treatment of intermittent claudication: Multicenter controlled double-blind trial with objective assessment of chronic occlusive arterial disease patients

1982 • 425 citations

Femoral and popliteal arteries: reanalysis of results of balloon angioplasty.

1992 • 389 citations

Expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 is increased in human vascular restenosis lesions.

1992 • 383 citations

Secondary Femoropopliteal Reconstruction

1981 • 377 citations

Implantation of Vascular Grafts Lined with Genetically Modified Endothelial Cells

1989 • 342 citations

Thrombolysis of peripheral arterial and graft occlusions: improved results using high-dose urokinase

1985 • 330 citations

EFFECT OF DAILY MUSCULAR EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION

1966 • 319 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the femoropopliteal artery: initial and long-term results.

1985 • 316 citations

Angiographic and clinical outcome of intracoronary stenting: Immediate and long-term results from a large single-center experience

1992 • 312 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the arteries of the lower limbs: a 5 year follow-up.

1984 • 282 citations

The Use of Angioplasty, Bypass Surgery, and Amputation in the Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease

1991 • 267 citations

Haemodynamic studies in peripheral arterial disease

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1976 • 252 citations

Intermittent Claudication—Surgical Reconstruction or Physical Training?

1989 • 252 citations

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1990 • 240 citations

Is percutaneous transluminal angioplasty better than exercise for claudication?—Preliminary results from a prospective randomised trial

1990 • 230 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. A suggested method for analysis of clinical, arteriographic, and hemodynamic factors affecting the results of treatment.

1986 • 224 citations

Transluminal atherectomy for occlusive peripheral vascular disease

1988 • 224 citations

The excimer laser: Gross, light microscopic and ultrastructural analysis of potential advantages for use in laser therapy of cardiovascular disease

1985 • 204 citations

The second fifty years: promoting health and preventing disability

1991 • 200 citations

Intraluminal stents in atherosclerotic iliac artery stenosis: preliminary report of a multicenter study.

1988 • 196 citations

Physical Activity Epidemiology

1989 • 191 citations

Vasodilator Drugs in Peripheral Vascular Disease

1979 • 190 citations

Percutaneous laser thermal angioplasty: initial results and 1-year follow-up in 129 femoropopliteal lesions.

1988 • 190 citations

Intraluminal bypass of abdominal aortic aneurysm: feasibility study.

1992 • 189 citations

Proliferative activity in peripheral and coronary atherosclerotic plaque among patients undergoing percutaneous revascularization.

1993 • 188 citations

Increases in walking distance in patients with peripheral vascular disease treated with L-carnitine: a double-blind, cross-over study.

1988 • 173 citations

Femoropopliteal stent placement: long-term results.

1992 • 169 citations

Primary peripheral arterial stenoses and restenoses excised by transluminal atherectomy: A histopathologic study

1990 • 169 citations

Percutaneously placed endovascular grafts for aortic aneurysms: feasibility study.

1989 • 166 citations

Complications of transluminal angioplasty.

1986 • 165 citations

Dobutamine stress echocardiography as a predictor of cardiac events associated with aortic surgery

1992 • 164 citations

Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator versus urokinase in peripheral arterial and graft occlusions: a randomized trial.

1990 • 163 citations

Initial success and long-term follow-up of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in chronic total occlusions versus conventional stenoses

1988 • 157 citations

The Cost of Underutilization

1984 • 145 citations

Recognition and Management of Impending Vein-Graft Failure

1986 • 137 citations

MULTIFACTORIAL INDEX OF CARDIAC RISK IN NONCARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES

1978 • 135 citations

Salvage of occluded arterial bypass grafts by means of thrombolysis

1989 • 131 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the infrapopliteal arteries: results in 53 patients.

1990 • 128 citations

Die perkutane Rekanalisation chronischer arterieller Verschlüsse (Dotter-Prinzip) mit einem neuen doppellumigen Dilatationskatheter

1976 • 127 citations

Relation between Activated Smooth-Muscle Cells in Coronary-Artery Lesions and Restenosis after Atherectomy

1993 • 126 citations

Percutaneous arterial gene transfer in a rabbit model. Efficiency in normal and balloon-dilated atherosclerotic arteries.

1992 • 125 citations

Repeat percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and predictors of recurrent restenosis

1989 • 124 citations

Durability of vein graft revision: The outcome of secondary procedures

1991 • 124 citations

Standards for evaluating and reporting the results of surgical and percutaneous therapy for peripheral arterial disease.

1991 • 121 citations

Percutaneous intravascular US as adjunct to catheter-based interventions: preliminary experience in patients with peripheral vascular disease.

1990 • 120 citations

Combination balloon-ultrasound imaging catheter for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Validation of imaging, analysis of recoil, and identification of plaque fracture.

1991 • 118 citations

Long-term results of superficial femoral artery angioplasty

1986 • 118 citations

Arterial occlusive disease below the knee: treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty performed with low-profile catheters and steerable guide wires.

1988 • 117 citations

Reversed vein graft stenosis: Early diagnosis and management

1992 • 114 citations

Noninvasive testing vs clinical evaluation of arterial disease. A prospective study.

1979 • 114 citations

Observations on the use of thrombolytic agents for thrombotic occlusion of infrainguinal vein grafts

1990 • 110 citations

Long-Term Results of Combined Iliac Balloon Angioplasty and Distal Surgical Revascularization

1989 • 104 citations

Iliac and femoral artery stenoses and occlusions: treatment with intravascular stents.

1989 • 103 citations

Wound complications of the in situ saphenous vein bypass technique

1992 • 101 citations

Treatment of Femoropopliteal Stenoses by Means of Self-expandable Endoprostheses: Midterm Results

1989 • 101 citations

Ultrasonic angioplasty in totally occluded peripheral arteries. Initial clinical, histological, and angiographic results.

1991 • 100 citations

Angioplasty and Stenting of Completely Occluded Iliac Arteries

1989 • 98 citations

Results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

1983 • 95 citations

Total Occlusions of the Femoropopliteal Artery: High Technical Success Rate of Conventional Balloon Angioplasty

1989 • 94 citations

Six-year prospective multicenter randomized comparison of autologous saphenous vein and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in infrainguinal arterial reconstructions

1986 • 93 citations

Nonsurgical aortoplasty in Leriche syndrome.

1980 • 93 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the region of the aortic bifurcation. The two-balloon technique with results and long-term follow-up study.

1985 • 92 citations

A ten-year experience with one hundred fifty failing or threatened vein and polytetrafluoroethylene arterial bypass grafts

1991 • 88 citations

Serial Noninvasive Studies Do Not Herald Postoperative Failure of Femoropopliteal or Femorotibial Bypass Grafts

1989 • 85 citations

Percutaneous recanalization of common iliac artery occlusions: an unacceptable complication rate?

1982 • 85 citations

Angioplasty-induced dissections in human iliac arteries: management with Palmaz balloon-expandable intraluminal stents.

1990 • 83 citations

Guidelines for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty

1990 • 81 citations

PERCUTANEOUS REMOVAL OF ATHEROMATOUS PLAQUES IN PERIPHERAL ARTERIES

1988 • 79 citations

Limitations of balloon angioplasty for vein graft stenosis.

1991 • 78 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of crural arteries.

1990 • 77 citations

Percutaneous peripheral atherectomy: Angiographic and clinical follow-up of 60 patients

1990 • 76 citations

Reproducibility of noninvasive vascular laboratory measurements of the peripheral circulation

1987 • 75 citations

Limitations of balloon angioplasty for vein graft stenosis

1991 • 73 citations

PERCUTANEOUS ULTRASONIC ANGIOPLASTY: INITIAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

1989 • 72 citations

Percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty with contact probes.

1988 • 69 citations

Evidence implicating nonmuscle myosin in restenosis. Use of in situ hybridization to analyze human vascular lesions obtained by directional atherectomy.

1992 • 68 citations

Two urokinase dose regimens in native arterial and graft occlusions: initial results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.

1991 • 68 citations

Regional infusion of urokinase into occluded lower-extremity bypass grafts: long-term clinical results.

1989 • 65 citations

Treatment of symptomatic peripheral atherosclerotic disease with a rotational atherectomy device

1989 • 64 citations

Balloon dilatation versus surgical revision of infra-inguinal autogenous vein graft stenoses: long-term follow-up.

1990 • 62 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of infrapopliteal vessels: preliminary results and technical considerations.

1988 • 62 citations

Peripheral directional atherectomy: 4-year experience.

1992 • 62 citations

Transluminal atherectomy for occlusive peripheral vascular disease

1990 • 61 citations

Transmetatarsal amputation: The role of adjunctive revascularization

1991 • 61 citations

Postoperative Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass

1990 • 60 citations

Percutaneous excimer-laser and excimer-laser-assisted angioplasty of the lower extremities: results of initial clinical trial.

1989 • 58 citations

Bleeding complications of femoral catheterization: CT evaluation.

1990 • 58 citations

Fluorescence-guided laser-assisted balloon angioplasty in patients with femoropopliteal occlusions.

1990 • 55 citations

Laser-assisted thermal angioplasty in human peripheral artery occlusions: Mechanism of recanalization

1989 • 55 citations

Treatment of Gangrene of the Feet and Legs by Walking

1957 • 54 citations

Blue toe syndrome: treatment with anticoagulants and delayed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

1988 • 53 citations

Randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of ketanserin in claudicants. Changes in claudication distance and ankle systolic pressure. PACK Claudication Substudy.

1989 • 51 citations

A comparison of the costs of vascular surgery and balloon dilatation in lower limb ischaemic disease

1986 • 50 citations

Below‐the‐knee angioplasty: Tibioperoneal vessels, the acute outcome

1990 • 49 citations

Blue digit syndrome: treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

1988 • 43 citations

Initial results of laser recanalization in lower extremity arterial reconstruction

1989 • 42 citations

Transluminal atherectomy for occlusive peripheral vascular disease

1989 • 41 citations

Angiographic follow‐up and clinical outcome of 126 patients after percutaneous directional atherectomy (simpson atherocath™) for occlusive peripheral vascular disease

1991 • 38 citations

Acute angiographic and clinical outcome of high speed percutaneous rotational atherectomy (rotablator®)

1991 • 38 citations

Noninvasive testing vs clinical evaluation of arterial disease. A prospective study

1979 • 37 citations

Iliac artery occlusion: management with intrathrombus streptokinase infusion and angioplasty.

1984 • 36 citations

Combined physiologic and anatomic assessment of percutaneous revascularization using a Doppler guidewire and ultrasound catheter

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Peripheral Laser-Assisted Balloon Angioplasty

1989 • 36 citations

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and case selection.

1980 • 35 citations

PERIPHERAL LASER ANGIOPLASTY WITH PULSED DYE LASER AND BALL-TIPPED OPTICAL FIBRES

1989 • 35 citations

Wire-loop technique for angioplasty of total iliac artery occlusions.

1988 • 34 citations

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty as an Adjunct to the Surgical Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease

1982 • 34 citations

Effect of argon laser irradiation on rabbit aortic smooth muscle: evidence for endothelium independent contraction and relaxation

1988 • 31 citations

Blue toe syndrome: treatment with percutaneous atherectomy.

1989 • 31 citations

Pull-through approach to percutaneous angioplasty of totally occluded common iliac arteries.

1989 • 30 citations

Total peripheral artery occlusions: conventional versus laser thermal recanalization with a hybrid probe in percutaneous angioplasty--results of a randomized trial.

1991 • 29 citations

Human coronary and peripheral arteries: on-line three-dimensional reconstruction from two-dimensional intravascular US scans. Work in progress.

1992 • 29 citations

Common iliac artery occlusion: treatment with pull-through angioplasty.

1988 • 29 citations

Media and Doctor-Patient Relationship

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Cost incentives for peripheral angioplasty

1985 • 28 citations

PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOUBLE-BLIND, TWO-CENTRE TRIAL OF KETANSERIN IN INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION

1985 • 27 citations

Dobutamine stress echocardiography as a predictor of cardiac events associated with aortic surgery

1992 • 24 citations

Laser angioplasty: a critical review based on 1849 clinical procedures.

1990 • 24 citations

Comparison of pulsed laser-assisted angioplasty and balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery occlusions.

1992 • 23 citations

The effects of pentoxifylline on patients with intermittent claudication.

1988 • 22 citations

Angioplasty, bypass surgery, and amputation for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease in Maryland: a closer look.

1993 • 20 citations

Laser-assisted versus mechanical recanalization of femoral arterial occlusions

1991 • 19 citations

Infrapopliteal and below-knee popliteal lesions: treatment with sole laser thermal angioplasty. Work in progress.

1989 • 18 citations

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Peripheral Arteries

1991 • 17 citations

Femoropopliteal arterial occlusions: laser-assisted versus conventional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

1991 • 16 citations

Recanalization of arterial occlusions with a lensed fiber and a holmium:YAG laser

1991 • 16 citations

Noninvasive assessment of peripheral vascular disease by color flow Doppler/two-dimensional ultrasound

1989 • 16 citations

The effects of pentoxifylline on patients with intermittent claudication

1988 • 16 citations

New Drug Therapy in Peripheral Vascular Disease

1988 • 12 citations

Economic Impact of Transluminal Angioplasty

1985 • 11 citations

Atherosclerotic Plaque Hemorrhage and Rupture Associated with Crescendo Claudication

1992 • 11 citations

Nd:YAG laser-assisted angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery occlusions: "hot" versus "cold" recanalization with transparent contact probe.

1992 • 10 citations

Durability of vein graft revision: The outcome of secondary procedures

1991 • 9 citations

Duplex Scanning for Diagnosis of Aortoiliac and Femoropopliteal Disease: A Prospective Study

1988 • 9 citations

Reversed vein graft stenosis: Early diagnosis and management

1992 • 8 citations

Determination of Cardiac Risk by Dipyridamole-Thallium Imaging Before Peripheral Vascular Surgery

1985 • 7 citations

Wound complications of the in situ saphenous vein bypass technique

1992 • 7 citations

Transmetatarsal amputation: The role of adjunctive revascularization

1991 • 5 citations

Initial results of laser recanalization in lower extremity arterial reconstruction

1989 • 5 citations

In Situ Saphenous Vein Arterial Bypass

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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Human Coronary and Peripheral Arteries From Images Recorded During Two-Dimensional Intravascular Ultrasound Examination

1992 • 3 citations

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty

1989 • 2 citations