Long-term patency and clinical outcome of the Viabahn stent-graft for femoropopliteal artery obstructions.

Purpose: To assess the long-term patency of the Viabahn stent-graft after placement for the treatment of occlusive disease of the femoropopliteal artery (FPA).

Materials And Methods: Viabahn stent-grafts were placed into 87 limbs in 76 patients for the treatment of atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the FPA. Mean lesion length was 14.

Endograft use in the femoral and popliteal arteries.

The results of infra-inguinal intervention for atherosclerotic occlusive disease have not changed dramatically in the last 15 years despite the advent of many different designs of uncovered stents. "Plain old balloon angioplasty" remains the treatment of choice for short lesions (<3 cm) with good morphologic characteristics. Stents have improved suboptimal angioplasty results somewhat, but results in longer lesions >5 cm have remained poor in most series.

Long-term results of ePTFE stent-graft versus angioplasty in the femoropopliteal artery: single center experience from a prospective, randomized trial.

Purpose: To describe a single-center experience as part of a U.S. multicenter prospective randomized trial of PTA versus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)- and ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene)-covered endoprosthesis placement for the treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal artery stenoses and occlusions.