title: The effect of gender on outcomes of aortoiliac artery interventions for claudication.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between gender, native artery diameters, and outcomes of stent revascularization (ST) in the "Claudication: Exercise versus Endoluminal Revascularization" trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  A comparative analysis was performed of the impact of gender, age, weight, height, body mass index, and body surface area on revascularization outcomes at baseline and 6months in 55 arterial segments of aorta, common iliac artery, and external iliac artery (EIA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women demonstrated smaller diameter of the EIA. However, the clinical outcomes of revascularization were not negatively affected by the gender-based differences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gender-based differences are unlikely to significantly impact outcome of ST.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Services, VA Ann Arbor Health System, 2215 Fuller Road, Mail Code 114, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: venkkris@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Venkataramu N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.affiliation: Vascular Disease Research Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: mnaeem@Lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naeem
authors.affiliation: Vascular Disease Research Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: TMurphy@Lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Vascular Disease Research Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: jvcerezo1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joselyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerezo
authors.affiliation: Vascular Disease Research Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: pjordan@Lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Paul Gaither
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8160, MSC 7956, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: ErshowA@nhlbi.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Abby G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ershow
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: hirsc005@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Alan T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: olden019@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Niki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.affiliation: Clinical Investigations, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, 930 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: don.cutlip@hcri.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cutlip
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortoiliac stent; Gender differences; Peripheral arterial disease; Vessel diameter