Commentary: Is Prophylactic Paving of Highly Calcified Femoropopliteal Occlusions All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

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Angioplasty calcification endovascular treatment femoropopliteal segment interwoven stent occlusion “pave and crack” technique peripheral artery disease popliteal artery stenosis stent stent-graft superficial femoral artery

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