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1533945

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
Directional atherectomy alone or with supplemental percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was used to treat peripheral vascular lesions in 77 patients (85 procedures). Lesions involved 17 iliac arteries, 45 infrainguinal arteries, and 23 laser extremity vein bypass grafts. Technical success, defined as reduction of stenosis diameter to 30% or less of the normal vessel diameter, was achieved in 78 of 85 (92%) cases. The complication rate was 21% (18 of 85 procedures). Most complications were minor and were related to puncture sites. Patients underwent noninvasive follow-up studies, including measurement of ankle-brachial index and segmental pressures, plethysmography, and clinical examination. The mean follow-up period was 13.5 months. The probability of 1-, 2-, and 3-year patency for lesions treated with atherectomy alone was 92%, 84%, and 84%, respectively. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed no difference in 2- to 3-year patency rate on the basis of lesion location or presence of calcification, eccentricity, or ulceration. Diabetic patients, however, had a higher restenosis rate than did patients who were not diabetic (P less than .03).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
183
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
773-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Peripheral directional atherectomy: 4-year experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article