Betz, Thomas and Pfister, Karin and Schierling, Wilma and Sachsamanis, Georgios and Radunski, Joern and Ernsting, Claus Nolte and Stehr, Alexander (2024) Treatment of symptomatic popliteal artery lesions: An obituary of the GORE® TIGRIS® vascular stent. CLINICAL HEMORHEOLOGY AND MICROCIRCULATION, 87 (1). pp. 67-75. ISSN 1386-0291, 1875-8622
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BACKGROUND: The popliteal artery is highly exposed to biomechanical stress, which is the primary factor associated with stent failure. However, information on the optimal endovascular treatment for the popliteal artery is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To report the efficacy of the GORE((R)) TIGRIS((R)) Vascular Stent for the endovascular treatment of popliteal artery lesions. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all patients with symptoms of peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAD) and popliteal artery lesions who underwent implantation of a GORE((R)) TIGRIS((R)) Vascular Stent between August 2012 and August 2014 at a tertiary vascular centre. RESULTS: Between August 2012 and August 2014, 48 patients (32 men, aged 75 +/- 8 years) were treated with a GORE((R)) TIGRIS((R)) Vascular Stent. The technical success rate was 100%. At 12 months, the primary and secondary patency rates were 74% and 85%, respectively. During follow-up, no stent fracture was observed. No major amputations were performed. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that isolated popliteal artery lesions in patients with symptomatic PAD could easily be treated with the GORE((R)) TIGRIS((R)) Vascular Stent, as good short-term results were achieved at 12 months. Therefore, the discontinuation of this product removed a useful tool with a simple release mechanism from the endovascular armamentarium of vascular specialists.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FEMOROPOPLITEAL ARTERY; DISEASE; COMPRESSION; ISCHEMIA; SOCIETY; DESIGN; Popliteal artery lesion; GORE (R) TIGRIS (R) vascular stent; endovascular therapy; self-expandable nitinol stent |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Gefäßchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2025 07:22 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2025 07:22 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64181 |
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