Cryoplasty for the treatment of femoropopliteal arterial disease: extended follow-up results.

Purpose: To report the findings from a multicenter study of patients treated with cryoplasty who were then followed for an average of > 2 years post-treatment.

Methods: Extended clinical follow-up was obtained for 70 patients (45 men; mean age 70.5 +/- 8.

Cryoplasty for the treatment of femoropopliteal arterial disease: results of a prospective, multicenter registry.

Purpose: Despite suboptimal results, angioplasty of femoropopliteal arterial lesions has been a mainstay of endovascular therapy for many years. The recent introduction of cryoplasty marks a potential advance in the ability to effectively treat peripheral arterial atherosclerotic stenoses. This article presents the results of a prospective, multicenter trial that evaluated the efficacy of cryoplasty for femoropopliteal disease.