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- Title
Endovascular Management of the Popliteal Artery: Comparison of Atherectomy and Angioplasty.
- Authors
Semaan, Elie; Hamburg, Naomi; Nasr, Wael; Shaw, Palma; Eberhardt, Robert; Woodson, Jonathan; Doros, Gheorghe; Rybin, Denis; Farber, Alik
- Abstract
Purpose: Symptomatic atherosclerotic disease of the popliteal artery presents challenges for endovascular therapy. We evaluated the technical success, complications, and midterm outcomes of atherectomy and angioplasty involving the popliteal segment. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of outcomes of popliteal artery intervention using atherectomy or angioplasty performed between 2003 and 2008. Results: A total of 56 patients (36% women, age 72.8±12.2 years, 77% critical limb ischemia) underwent popliteal atherectomy (n = 18) or angioplasty (n = 38). These patients had similar clinical characteristics, TransAtlantic Intersociety Consensus (TASC)/TASC II classification, mean lesion length, and runoff scores. We observed a trend toward higher rates of technical success defined as <30% residual stenosis after atherectomy compared to angioplasty (94% vs 71%, P = .08). While angioplasty was associated with a higher frequency of arterial dissection (23% vs 0%, P = .003), atherectomy was associated with a higher rate of thromboembolic events (22% vs 0%, P = 0.01). Adjunctive stenting was used more frequently following angioplasty compared to atherectomy (45% vs 6%, P = .005). Thrombolysis was used to treat embolization in 4 patients in the atherectomy group. The improvement in the ankle-brachial index (ABI) was similar between the 2 treatment groups. Primary patency of the popliteal artery at 3, 6, and 12 months was 94%, 88%, and 75% in the atherectomy group and 89%, 82%, and 73% in the angioplasty group (P = not significant [NS]). There were no significant differences in limb salvage and freedom from reintervention at 1 year between the atherectomy and angioplasty groups. Conclusions: Our experience with popliteal artery endovascular therapy indicates a distinct pattern of procedural complications with atherectomy compared to angioplasty but similar midterm patency, limb salvage, and freedom from intervention.
- Subjects
ENDARTERECTOMY; ANGIOPLASTY; FEMORAL artery; POPLITEAL fossa; ATHEROSCLEROSIS treatment; HEALTH outcome assessment; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASES
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574409345028