Abstract

Multiple comorbidities can mean that some patients with critical limb ischaemia are unsuitable for bypass surgery. Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTA) is currently the predominant nonsurgical intervention, but data from the ACHILLES trial indicate that sirolimus-eluting stent implantation (SES) is a suitable alternative therapeutic approach in these patients.

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