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The Vascular Quality Initiative assessment of the Bard Lifestent for the treatment of popliteal artery occlusive disease
Bertges D, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Eskandari M, Hamdan A, Mena-Hurtado C, Mewissen M, Smith T, Woo E, Cronenwett J, Initiative S. The Vascular Quality Initiative assessment of the Bard Lifestent for the treatment of popliteal artery occlusive disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 1489-1496.e1. PMID: 37648091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.08.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationChronic limb-threatening ischemiaTarget vessel revascularizationMajor adverse eventsLimb-threatening ischemiaPopliteal arteryLesion revascularizationMajor amputationVessel revascularizationHemodynamic successSecondary patencyAdverse eventsOcclusive diseaseProcedural successSingle-arm prospective studyProximal popliteal arterySustained clinical successPrimary efficacy outcomePrimary safety outcomeArtery occlusive diseaseComposite primary endpointPrimary-assisted patencyKaplan-Meier analysisSuperficial femoral arteryMajority of stents
2014
Critical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent
Litsky J, Chanda A, Stilp E, Lansky A, Mena C. Critical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent. Medical Devices Evidence And Research 2014, Volume 7: 149-156. PMID: 24920940, PMCID: PMC4045256, DOI: 10.2147/mder.s45472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperficial femoral arteryPeripheral arterial diseaseArterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseasePercutaneous transluminal balloon angioplastyPreferred initial therapyTransluminal balloon angioplastySelf-expanding nitinol stentsInitial therapyObstructive lesionsSFA diseaseEndovascular managementObstructive diseaseEndovascular treatmentAdequate therapyBalloon angioplastySFA stenosisFemoral arteryDurable resultsClinical practiceLong occlusionsDiseaseNitinol stentsStentsBiomechanical forces