Clinical impact of fluoropolymer-based drug-eluting stent thrombosis in femoropopliteal artery occlusive lesions.

Background: Endovascular treatment (EVT) is recommended for superficial femoral artery (SFA) lesions, and good results have been reported after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) for SFA. However, the major concern after implantation is acute thrombosis during the follow-up period, resulting in major amputation and major adverse limb events. In this study, we examined the incidence and outcome of acute thrombosis after DES implantation in the SFA.

Medium-Term Outcomes of Treatment with a VIABAHN VBX Covered Stent for Aortoiliac Occlusive Lesions in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.

Background: Endovascular treatment (EVT) for aortoiliac (AI) occlusive lesions is now conducted worldwide, but there are challenges in EVT for complex AI lesions. The VIABAHN VBX (W.L.

Successful Aortic Remodeling Through the Candy-Plug Technique for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection.

Purpose: To describe the efficiency of the candy-plug technique using an Excluder aortic extender and obtain optimal aortic remodeling.

Case: A 46-year-old male patient had a history of acute type B aortic dissection and progressive dilation of the descending aorta (53 mm diameter) with a patent false lumen. He was treated with the candy-plug technique, using an Excluder aortic extender of 32-45 mm was placed and a 16-mm Amplatzer Vascular Plug II.

Endovascular Repair of an Aortic Arch Aneurysm in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Left Vertebral Artery Terminating into the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery.

We present a 76-year-old male with an aortic arch aneurysm and a hypoplastic left vertebral artery (VA). Endovascular repair with left subclavian artery (SCA) closure was planned. The right VA was dominant, while the left VA was hypoplastic, barely connected to the basilar artery, and appeared to terminate at the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA).

Morphologic Changes of the Femoropopliteal Arterial Segment with Knee Flexion after Endovascular Therapy.

: The purpose of this study is to investigate morphologic changes of the femoropopliteal arterial segment (FPAS) with knee flexion after endovascular therapy (EVT). : From July 2012 to January 2015, EVT was performed on 12 limbs in 12 consecutive patients who had obliterative lesions in the FPAS. After the implantation of nitinol stents, angiography was performed with the knee in both extension and flexion to investigate morphologic changes of the FPAS.