Four-year randomized prospective comparison of percutaneous ePTFE/nitinol self-expanding stent graft versus prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass in the treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease.

McQuade, Karen

Four-year randomized prospective comparison of percutaneous ePTFE/nitinol self-expanding stent graft versus prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass in the treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease. [electronic resource] - Journal of vascular surgery Sep 2010 - 584-90; discussion 590-1, 591.e1-591.e7 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

1097-6809

10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.071 doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alloys
Angioplasty--adverse effects
Ankle Brachial Index
Arterial Occlusive Diseases--diagnosis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation--adverse effects
Constriction, Pathologic
Female
Femoral Artery--diagnostic imaging
Graft Occlusion, Vascular--diagnosis
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Popliteal Artery--surgery
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis Design
Reoperation
Severity of Illness Index
Stents
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
United States
Vascular Patency