Sho Nakao, Osamu Iida, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Takuya Tsujimura, Yosuke Hata, Taku Toyoshima, Naoko Higashino, Toshiaki Mano
PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of optimal procedural techniques on the mid-term patency of fluoropolymer-based drug-eluting stent (FP-DES) in femoropopliteal artery. METHODS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 200 femoropopliteal lesions (chronic limb-threatening ischemia, 59%; chronic total occlusion, 41%) in 173 patients (male, 66%; diabetes mellitus, 62%; hemodialysis, 40%) with lower extremity arterial disease undergoing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided endovascular therapy with FP-DES between January 2016 and July 2021...
October 26, 2023: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: JVIR