Nitinol Stent Implantation vs. Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral and Proximal Popliteal Arteries of Patients With Claudication: Three-Year Follow-up From the RESILIENT Randomized Trial
Laird JR, Katzen BT, Scheinert D, Lammer J, Carpenter J, Buchbinder M, Dave R, Ansel G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Collins TJ, Goldstein J, Cao AY, Jaff MR. Nitinol Stent Implantation vs. Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral and Proximal Popliteal Arteries of Patients With Claudication: Three-Year Follow-up From the RESILIENT Randomized Trial. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2012, 19: 1-9. PMID: 22313193, DOI: 10.1583/11-3627.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlloysAngioplasty, BalloonArterial Occlusive DiseasesChi-Square DistributionConstriction, PathologicEuropeFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansIntermittent ClaudicationKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPopliteal ArteryPredictive Value of TestsProsthesis DesignRadiographyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUnited StatesVascular PatencyConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationBalloon angioplastyAngioplasty groupStent groupProximal popliteal artery lesionsGood long-term resultsNitinol stent implantationProximal popliteal arteryMajor adverse eventsLong-term resultsPopliteal artery lesionsShort-term patencyStent fracture rateThree-year followLesion revascularizationPrimary nitinolWithdrew consentIntermittent claudicationAdverse eventsArtery lesionsFemoropopliteal lesionsMulticenter trialPopliteal arteryPrimary implantationSuperficial femoral