title: [Endovascular femoro-popliteal revascularization in critical limb ischemia: predictive factors for patency].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of endovascular treatment of the superficial femoral artery and to identify some possible predictors of poor prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with femoropopliteal artery occlusive disease submitted to endovascular treatment in the internment section of the first author, between July 2007 to September 2010, were reviewed. Intention to treat analysis was performed. Patient's demographics and angiographic anatomic characteristics (results were standardized according to TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus II) were analyzed. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were performed to assess time-dependent outcomes. We performed a univariate and bivariate analysis in order to determine factors temporally associated with a poor prognosis of endoluminal therapy. Results were evaluated in view of absence of re-stenosis, absence of re-intervention, patency and overall limb salvage rate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 34 patients corresponding to 36 lower limbs were treated during this period (mean age 65±12 years; males: 80%). Seventy-five percent of patients presented with chronic lower limb ischemia stage IV according to the Leriche-Fontaine classification, while the remaining 25% presented with chronic lower limb ischemia stage III. The lesions classified according to the TASC II document included 9 lesions TASC II B (25%), 20 lesions TASC II C (55%) and 7 lesions TASC II D (19%). Runoff at the tibial level was 1.8±0.6 patent vessels. The success rate was 94%. Mean follow-up was 13.5 months (varying 1-31 months) from the date of initial intervention. Five lower limbs (14%) presented with re-stenosis. Primary patency rates were 91% at 1 month and 77% at 6 months. Limb salvage rate was 88% at 12 months. Subgroup analysis revealed that primary patency rates were highly dependent on patient gender, lesion type and infra-popliteal runoff patent vessels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal sector is associated with high technical success rate. The best results were obtained in male patients with segmental, stenotic lesions and with a runoff of at least two vessels.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Universitária de Cirurgia Vascular do Hospital de Santa Maria Lisboa, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte e Laboratório de Biomatemática da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ministro
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.forename: Gonço
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perdigão
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Damião
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinis da Gama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016638:Critical Illness; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D014654:Vascular Patency