Carotid Artery Disease — Practice
A 65-year-old man with severe peripheral arterial disease presents with rest pain in the foot and an ankle-brachial pressure index of 0.3. Angiography shows a short focal occlusion of the superficial femoral artery (TASC A lesion) with good run-off. What is the preferred revascularisation?
AFemoropopliteal bypass with reversed saphenous vein
BEndovascular angioplasty and stenting
CLumbar sympathectomy
DPrimary amputation