Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery
Laird JR, Katzen BT, Scheinert D, Lammer J, Carpenter J, Buchbinder M, Dave R, Ansel G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Collins TJ, Goldstein J, Jaff MR. Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 267-276. PMID: 20484101, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.903468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperficial femoral arteryProximal popliteal arteryTarget lesion revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupFemoral arteryLesion revascularizationPopliteal arteryBalloon angioplastyPrimary patencyAngiographic resultsBetter acute angiographic resultsProvisional stent implantationSuboptimal angiographic resultsEndovascular treatment strategiesFlow-limiting dissectionPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyAcute angiographic resultsTotal lesion lengthLoss of patencySuperficial femoral artery (SFA) stentingSelf-expanding nitinolBailout stentingIntermittent claudicationPrimary stenting