Abstract
Balloon-expandable, intraluminal stenting of the iliac arteries with the Palmaz stent was the subject of a multicenter study for 4 years. A total of 486 patients underwent 587 procedures. Four hundred and five patients had unilateral and 81 had bilateral iliac stent placements. Follow-up ranged from 1 to 48 months (mean 13.3±11 months). Sustained clinical benefit of the treated patients was obtained in 90.9% at 1 year, 84.1% at 2 years, and 68.6% at 43 months. Angiographic patency rate was 92%. Diabetes mellitus and poor runoff had significant negative influence on the clinical outcome. The 10% incidence of procedural complications was not altered by operator experience.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-297 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1992 |
Keywords
- Atherosclerosis
- Iliac arteries
- Intravascular stents
- Percutaneous balloon angioplasty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging