title: Recanalization of occluded superficial femoral arteries using the rotational transluminal angioplasty catheter system (ROTACS).
abstract: A total of 85 occluded superficial femoral arteries were treated using the rotational transluminal angioplasty catheter system (ROTACS). The mean length of the occlusions was 7cm; 76% were uncalcified or only slightly calcified whereas 24% were calcified or highly calcified. The mean preoperative ankle:brachial index was 0.51. Primary success was achieved in 62 of 85 cases (73%). The mean length of reperfused occlusions was 6.2 cm: 26% of these lesions were calcified. The mean ankle:brachial index was 0.91. There were 23 primary failures (27%): reperfusion was impossible in 11 cases (including one complicated by perforation) and there were eight dissections, three cases where residual stenosis exceeded 50%, and one other unspecified failure. The mean length of these occlusions was 10.5 cm; 17% were calcified. Two patients developed a distal embolus and one died 10 days after reperfusion. The probability of primary patency of a reperfused artery was 44% at 1 year. Forty-two of the 62 patients who achieved primary success remained symptom free; the mean length of the original occlusion was 4.5 cm. Fifteen patients developed a new area of stenosis whereas five others exhibited new occlusion after a mean interval of 6 months. The mean length of these reperfused arteries was 9 cm. The probability of secondary patency at 1 year was 58%. Arterial calcification did not appear to influence the feasibility of reperfusion using the catheter. The main factor determining successful reperfusion was the length of the occlusal defect (P < 0.05). Reperfusion using the ROTACS did not improve the feasibility of reperfusion by conventional transluminal angioplasty.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: CHU Nice, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batt
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Coulbois
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reix
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marcade
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giraud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fasquel
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cardon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology