Objectives: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of self-expandable nitinol stent implantation with intraluminal angioplasty for chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) of patients with TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) D lesions.
Methods: From 2004 to 2011, self-expandable nitinol stent implantation in SFA was performed successfully in 72 consecutive limbs of 68 patients with TASC D lesions. These patients were assessed for an average of 38.8 ± 25.6 months. The procedure was performed using a 0.014" or 0.018" guidewire and intraluminal angioplasty.
Results: Patients with hemodialysis constituted 20.6% of cases. The mean occlusion length was 244.6 ± 34.1 mm. A bidirectional approach was performed in 69.4% of cases. Primary patency rates were 77.9%, 71.9%, 67.2%, and 51.5% at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively. Secondary patency rates were 88.6%, 78.7%, 71.1%, and 56.0% at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively. Cox regression multivariate analysis for hemodialysis pertaining to loss of primary and secondary patency resulted in hazard ratio = 2.555 (95% confidence interval, 1.108-5.891; P=.03) for loss of primary patency and hazard ratio = 3.615 (95% confidence interval, 1.380-9.471; P=.01) for loss of secondary patency.
Conclusion: Long-term patency of self-expandable nitinol intraluminal stent implantation with intraluminal angioplasty to treat CTO (TASC D) in SFA is promising. Hemodialysis was the only independent predictor for loss of primary and secondary patency.