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- Title
Percutaneous Excimer Laser Angioplasty of Peripheral Vessels: Primary Success and Follow-up Results.
- Authors
Visona, Adriana; Liessi, Guido; Bonanome, Andrea; Lusiani, Luigi; Miserocchi, Luigi; Breggion, Giovanni; Pagnan, Antonio
- Abstract
Excimer laser angioplasty was attempted in 59 patients (43 men, 16 women, mean age sixty-three±eight years, range thirty-nine to seventy-seven years), affected by peripheral vascular disease. Forty-nine patients had a total occlusion of one superficial femoral artery, 3 of one iliac artery, and 1 of one popliteal artery; 6 patients showed a subocclusive stenosis of a superficial femoral artery. Occlusive and subocclusive stenoses were classified by length: < 10 cm (39 cases), > 10 cm (20 cases). A commercial excimer laser was used at the xenon-chloride wavelength of 308 nm. Successful recanalization was obtained in 53 of 59 patients (90%). Hemodynamic improvement was confirmed by a significant increase of the ankle/ brachial systolic pressure index (from 0.60 ± 0.17 to 0.79 ± 0.20, p < 0.005). The success rate was higher for lesions < 10 cm in length. Early reocclusion was observed in 7 patients and was associated with poor runoff. The cumulative patency rate was 81% at one month, 67% at six months, and 51% at one year.
- Subjects
LASER angioplasty; VASCULAR surgery; EXCIMER lasers; VASCULAR diseases; ARTERIAL occlusions; FEMORAL artery
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1992, Vol 26, Issue 8, p622
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857449202600804