title: Open and Endovascular Treatment of Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus II D Aortoiliac Occlusive Lesions: What Determines the Rate of Restenosis?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Open surgery is the preferred approach for the treatment of type D lesions according to the Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) II guideline, but endovascular solutions also appear to be a valid option in selected patients. The study aimed to identify the risk factors of restenosis after open and endovascular reconstruction of symptomatic TASC II D aortoiliac occlusive lesions (AIOLs).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six patients (82 limbs) who underwent open repair and endovascular treatment (ET) for symptomatic TASC ΙΙ D AIOLs between March 2005 and December 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Baseline characteristics, preoperative and postoperative imaging, and operation procedure reports were reviewed and analyzed. Restenosis after revascularization was assessed by duplex ultrasound or computed tomography angiogram. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Log-rank test, and multivariate Cox regression were used to evaluate the relevance between risk factors and patency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean duration of follow-up was 42.8 ± 23.5 months (ranging from 3 to 90 months). Primary patency rates at 1-, 3-, 5-, and 7-year were 93.6%, 89.3%, 87.0%, and 70.3%, respectively. Restenosis after revascularization occurred in 11 limbs. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the Log-rank test revealed that diabetes, Rutherford classification ≥5 th and concurrent femoropopliteal TASC II type C/D lesions were significantly related to the duration of primary patency. According to the result of Cox regression, diabetes and femoropopliteal TASC ΙΙ type C/D lesions were identified as the risk factors for restenosis after revascularization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrated that diabetes and femoropopliteal TASC ΙΙ type C/D lesions are risk factors associated with restenosis after open and ET of TASC II D AIOLs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Chen-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yun-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qing-Le
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong-Bao
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Miltiadis E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Krokidis
authors.forename: Xiao-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome