Long-Term Outcomes of a Japanese Prospective Multicenter Registry Using a Heparin-Bonded Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft for Above-the-Knee Femoropopliteal Bypasses

Background: Despite the widespread use of PROPATEN®, a bioactive heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft, in bypass surgery, there are only a few reports of long-term results. We evaluated the long-term results of PROPATEN®use for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass (AKFPB).