title: [Femoral superficial artery angioplasty: long term results, initial predictive factors. 101 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate immediate results, clinical improvement, long-term patency and predictive factors of long-term outcome after superficial femoral artery percutaneous angioplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Restrospective monocentric study of 101 patients (142 lesions: 105 stenoses and 37 occlusions) technical results, long-term patency (19 months), and clinical improvement (27,5 months) were analyzed. A multifactorial analysis was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Technical success was obtained in 99%, complications and mortality rates were respectively 3% and 2%. At the end of follow-up, 55 patients were clinically improved (20 lost to follow-up), and femoral artery remained patent in 62 patients (10 to follow-up). Statistical analyses revealed 8 significant predictive factors of a good outcome (P<0.05): female gender, non-diabetic, at least one patent artery below the knee, AHA classification <2, no stent, treatment of an occlusion, number of dilatations<3, treatment by statins for hypercholesterolemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Femoral superficial artery angioplasty is usually achieved with low complication rate. We found eight factors predictive of long-term outcome, to keep in mind when indications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie B, CHU G. Montpied, 58 rue Montalembert, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lapeine
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chabrot
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chahid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravel
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Boire
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017130:Angioplasty; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors