Stenting of femoropopliteal lesions using interwoven nitinol stents. 2015

Alexander A Brescia, and Brian M Wickers, and Juan Carlos Correa, and Mathew R Smeds, and Donald L Jacobs
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

OBJECTIVE The Supera stent (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill) has a unique biomimetic design allowing axial and longitudinal flexibility and fracture resistance. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the midterm patency of Supera stents used to treat patients with superficial femoral and popliteal arterial disease by a single practice. METHODS From April 2010 to December 2011, 53 patients and 59 limbs with symptomatic femoropopliteal lesions underwent angioplasty and stenting with the Supera stent. Five patients had no follow-up and were excluded. Demographics of the patients, radiographic images, morphologic features of the lesions, procedural reports, reinterventions, and follow-up clinical visit notes were reviewed. Primary patency was defined as clinical resolution of symptoms with no secondary interventions. Primary and secondary patency rates at 12, 24, and 36 months were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS A total of 48 patients (42 men, six women; 54 limbs; mean age, 64.3 years [range, 51-87]) received Supera stents and had at least one follow-up visit as part of their treatment for femoropopliteal disease. Primary indications for intervention included claudication, rest pain, and tissue loss, at rates of 54% (29 of 54), 26% (14 of 54), and 20% (11 of 54), respectively; 22% of lesions were TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus type A or B and 78% were type C or D. Mean lesion length was 24.0 cm (range, 3-51). Mean follow-up was 27.5 months (range, 1-45). The ankle-brachial index increased from 0.58 ± 0.20 preoperatively to 0.77 ± 0.18 postoperatively (P = .00004). Primary, primary assisted, and secondary patency rates at latest follow-up were 79.6%, 88.9%, and 92.3%, respectively. Cumulative primary patency rates by Kaplan-Meier analysis at 12, 24, and 36 months were 85.6%, 83.1%, and 76.7%, respectively. Secondary patency rates by Kaplan-Meier estimates at 12, 24, and 36 months were 93.8%, 93.8%, and 89.3%, respectively. No stent fractures were found at the time of any reinterventions. Long lesions >30 cm (n = 18) showed equivalent patency to lesions of 1 to 15 cm (n = 18) and lesions 15 to 30 cm in length (n = 18). CONCLUSIONS Our midterm results show that Supera stents are durable in treating femoropopliteal lesions, with notably high patency rates in patients with long lesion lengths.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D008923 Missouri State bounded on the east by Illinois and Kentucky, on the south by Arkansas, on the west by Kansas, and on the north by Iowa.
D011150 Popliteal Artery The continuation of the femoral artery coursing through the popliteal fossa; it divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries. Arteria Poplitea,Artery, Popliteal,Popliteal Arteries
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D003251 Constriction, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260 Female Females
D005263 Femoral Artery The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery. Common Femoral Artery,Arteries, Common Femoral,Arteries, Femoral,Artery, Common Femoral,Artery, Femoral,Common Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries, Common,Femoral Artery, Common
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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