title: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of peripheral vascular disease: a two-year experience.
abstract: Over a 23-month period, 172 successful peripheral angioplasties were performed. Life-table analysis gave a two-year patency rate for the total series of 80%. The patency rate for aorto-iliac and femoral-popliteal lesions was 86% and 70%, respectively. Only one late failure occurred in the group of 44 arteries followed for longer than eight months.
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011292:Premedication; D011859:Radiography