A CASE SERIES STUDYING LESION CHARACTERISTICS AS A PREDICTOR FOR SECONDARY STENTING AFTER SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY

Abstract

The treatment of infrainguinal arterial disease is the most controversial and perhaps one of the most evolutionary areas of vascular medicine. In this study we choose 30 limbs were Type A& B according to TASC II classification. Angioplasty was done for all limbs and only 7 limbs had stenting due to intraluminal restenosis, spiral dissection or flow limiting flap. Analysis of the results using a student-t test showed significance for secondary stenting in patients'Rutherford clinical category 5& 6and lesions with multiple stenosis and heavily calcified femoropopliteal segment as well as lesions crossed with subintimaltechnique. These results would suggest recommendations of high stenting rates in the above stated conditions.