Publications by authors named "Volker Pochert"
Purpose: To report the outcome of a prospective randomized safety and performance trial of 2 access site closure devices versus a wound dressing.
Methods: Between October 2005 and July 2006, 852 consecutive patients (605 men; mean age 67 years) undergoing diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures thru a 5- or 6-F femoral sheath were randomized to one of the 3 closure methods: a collagen plug device (Angio-Seal), a clip (StarClose), or a wound dressing (D-Stat Dry). The efficacy of the devices was assessed, as well as the complications occurring at the puncture site during the hospital stay.
Purpose: To report a safety and efficacy study of the first rotational aspiration atherectomy system (Pathway PV) for the treatment of arterial lesions below the femoral bifurcation.
Methods: From December 2005 to February 2006, 15 patients (9 men; mean age 71+/-9 years) with Rutherford stage 2 to 5 lower limb ischemia were enrolled at 3 study sites. Target lesions were in the superficial femoral (n = 7, 47%), popliteal (n = 7, 47%), and posterior tibial (n = 1, 6%) arteries.
Purpose: To report the 12- and 24-month results after directional atherectomy (DA) of below-the-knee (BTK) arterial lesions with the SilverHawk device.
Methods: Forty-nine BTK lesions in 36 patients (58% men; mean age 70+/-11 years) with peripheral occlusive disease of the lower limbs were treated with DA; 19 (53%) of the limbs were classified with Rutherford-Becker 4 or 5 ischemia. Target lesions were in the popliteal artery (n = 6, 12%), tibioperoneal trunk (n = 25, 51%), peroneal artery (n = 10, 20%), anterior tibial artery (n = 5, 10%), and posterior tibial artery (n = 3, 6%).