Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: All popliteal artery aneurysms between June 1998 and June 2004 that measured >20 mm in diameter were analyzed for endovascular repair. Anatomic suitability was based largely on quality of the proximal and distal landing zone as determined by angiography. Endovascular treatment was performed by using a nitinol-supported expanded polytetrafluoroethylene lined stent graft introduced through the common femoral artery. RESULTS: We analyzed 67 aneurysms in 57 patients. Ten aneurysms (15%) were excluded from endovascular repair, or from any repair at all, for various reasons. The remaining 57 (85%) were treated endovascularly, of which 5 were treated emergently for acute ischemia. During a mean 24-month follow-up, 12 stent grafts (21%) occluded. Primary and secondary patency rates were 80% and 90% at 1 year, and 77% and 87% at 2 years of follow-up. Postoperative treatment with clopidogrel proved to be the only significant predictor for success. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ignace F J Tielliu, Eric L G Verhoeven, Clark J Zeebregts, Ted R Prins, Mark M Span, Jan J A M van den Dungen |
Journal | Journal of vascular surgery
(J Vasc Surg)
Vol. 41
Issue 4
Pg. 561-7
(Apr 2005)
ISSN: 0741-5214 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15874916
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Clopidogrel
- Ticlopidine
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aneurysm
(surgery)
- Angioplasty
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Clopidogrel
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Graft Occlusion, Vascular
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Popliteal Artery
(surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Stents
- Ticlopidine
(analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Treatment Outcome
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