Davies et al identified factors affecting luminal patency of the superficial femoral artery after an intervention to relieve atherosclerotic occlusion. The authors are from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.
Factor |
Patency Maintained |
Re-Occlusion |
length of lesion |
< 2.0 cm |
|
calcification of lesion |
none |
|
diameter of vessel |
> 3.5 mm |
|
thrombolytics |
not used |
|
smoking habit |
nonsmoker |
smoker |
C-reactive protein |
low |
|
total occlusion prior to intervention |
|
present |
length of segment stented |
|
> 10 cm |
percent residual stenosis |
|
> 30% |
tibial runoff |
|
poor |
serum creatinine |
|
> 1.3 mg/dL |
Age and race were not factors that affected results.
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