title: Implantation of the Corinthian IQ stent into the femoropopliteal arteries using 6-F introducer sheaths in antegrade and crossover procedures: midterm results.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical performance of the implantation of the Corinthian IQ stent into the femoropopliteal arteries using 6-F introducer sheaths. Thirty-three lesions (24 stenoses, 9 occlusions) in 32 patients (mean age 67 years) were stented. Selective stent implantation was performed after unsatisfactory percutaneous transluminal angioplasty result with an antegrade access in 21 patients and through a crossover sheath in 11 patients. A total of 36 stents were implanted. Stent delivery was successful in all cases (stent diameter 5 or 6 mm, stent length 11-38 mm). In none of the cases was stent dislodgement from the balloon observed. Stent placement was optimal without residual stenosis in 30 cases. In 1 case the stent was chosen too short requiring implantation of a second stent. In 1 patient distal embolization was observed which was treated with catheter embolectomy. Nine-month primary and secondary patency rates were 79+/-8.7 and 86+/-7.7%, respectively. Implantation of the Corinthian IQ stent into the femoropopliteal arteries using 6-F introducer sheaths is safe in antegrade and crossover procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the Brothers of St. John, Esterhazystrasse 26, 7000, Eisenstadt, Austria. roland.dorffner@bbeisen.at
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorffner
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Istvan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gergely
authors.forename: Reinhold
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juhasz
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resinger
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dorffner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*