Paclitaxel-coated Balloons Angioplasties for Extra-long Femoropopliteal Artery Atherosclerotic Lesions (> 30 cm):12 Months Outcomes from a Single Center
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) in the treatment of extra-long femoropopliteal artery atherosclerotic disease (>30 cm).
Materials And Methods: Forty-nine patients with extra-long femoropopliteal artery atherosclerotic disease were treated with PCB alone in a single center from July 2016 to May 2018. Primary patency and freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (FF-CDTLR) rates during 12 months were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: All patients were followed up for 18.2 ± 7.5 months, and the mean treated lesion length was 34.9 ± 3.7 cm. The primary patency rates were 87.8% (43/49) and 71.4% (35/49) at 6 and 12 months, respectively. FF-CDTLR was 91.8% (45/49) and 77.6% (38/49) at 6 and 12 months, respectively. No mortality or amputation occurred in these patients during the follow-up period.
Conclusions: PCB has favorable clinical efficacy in patients with extra-long femoropopliteal artery atherosclerotic lesions.