Results of heparin-bonded ePTFE-covered stents for chronic occlusive superficial femoral artery disease

Groningen Covered stents in aortoiliac occlusive disease

Sirolimus-eluting stents for the treatment of obstructive superficial femoral artery disease: six-month results.

BACKGROUND Stent implantation for obstructive femoropopliteal artery disease has been associated with poor long-term outcomes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of shape memory alloy recoverable technology (SMART) nitinol self-expanding stents coated with a polymer impregnated with sirolimus (rapamycin) versus uncoated SMART Stents in superficial femoral artery obstructions. METHODS AND ...

Clinical evaluation of covered stents in the treatment of superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in drug abusers

The present study aimed to investigate the technical feasibility and initial clinical outcomes of a covered stent for the endovascular treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) pseudoaneurysm in drug abusers. A total of 29 drug abuse patients with SFA pseudoaneurysm, as confirmed by color Doppler sonography, were enrolled to the present study between January 2012 and May 2014. All patients ...

Covered Stents for the Treatment of SFA Occlusive Disease

C overed stents are composed of fabric or synthetic material supported by a metal mesh or stent platform. Although initially conceived to exclude peripheral arterial aneurysms and treat vessel perforations, the use of covered stents has expanded to act as a barrier to neointimal formation by excluding the vessel wall from the lumen. One such device is the Viabahn Endoprosthesis (Gore & Associat...

Retrograde Distal Superficial Femoral Artery Approach in the Supine Position for Chronic Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusion

Subintimal angioplasty is an effective method for the treatment of long superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusions. One of the major limiting factors for the success of this procedure is the failure to re-enter the true lumen. The recently introduced luminal re-entry devices provide a high technical success rate, but failures can occur. In such cases, a retrograde popliteal approach can serve ...