Why the study?
Does PTLA with an Nd:YAG laser and sapphire tip combined with balloon angioplasty provide long-term vessel patency in patients with complete femoropopliteal artery occlusions?
Does PTLA with an Nd:YAG laser and sapphire tip combined with balloon angioplasty provide long-term vessel patency in patients with complete femoropopliteal artery occlusions?
PTLA combined with balloon angioplasty achieves a 63% cumulative patency rate at 36 months in patients with complete femoropopliteal occlusions, though patency is lower in younger patients and those with poor runoff.
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Warrants caution for younger patients and poor runoff; extends RCT evidence on 3-year durability of laser-assisted femoropopliteal revascularization.
Pilger et al. (1991) studied this question.