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Long SFA lesions

Consider the demands of treating long-length lesions of the superficial femoral artery (SFA)

  • Lesion length is a predictor of patency outcomes for several treatment modalities
    • Drug-eluting stents
      • Lesion length has been shown to be an independent predictor of restenosis1
      • In a randomized study, COOK® ZILVER® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent has been shown to have lower patency in long lesions > 10 cm compared to those 10 cm or shorter2
    • Drug coated balloon (DCB)
      • Multivariate analysis of the Medtronic IN.PACT Global Study demonstrated that increasing lesion length was a predictor of increased risk for Clinically Driven Target Lesion Revascularization (CD TLR)3
    • Bare-metal stent (BMS)
      • The VIASTAR Trial demonstrated BMS had lower patency when treating lesions > 20 cm than when treating lesions shorter than 20 cm4 
  • Complications increase with lesion length
    • Risk of dissection when using DCB increases with lesion length5
    • For many BMS, the risk of in-stent restenosis and stent fracture increases with lesion length6-9

The GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface* has demonstrated excellent patency and durability independent of lesion length4, 10-13

Proven patency

  • 88% primary patency at 12 months in lesions 22 cm in length12
  • 75% average primary patency demonstrated across five multicenter, prospective, randomized or single arm studies with an average lesion length of 22 cm4, 10-13

Demonstrated durability

  • 97% three-year secondary patency in complex disease (27 cm average lesion length, 93% chronic total occlusions)14
  • Comparable clinical results to above knee surgical bypass (both prosthetic15 and native vein11

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* Heparin Bioactive Surface is synonymous with the CBAS Heparin Surface.

  1. Iida O, Takahara M, Soga Y, et al; ZEPHYR Investigators. 1-year results of the ZEPHYR Registry (Zilver PTX for the Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery): predictors of restenosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 2015;8(8):1105-1112. 
  2. Bausback Y. 2 year results of the REAL PTX Randomized Clinical Trial comparing Zilver PTX DES vs. DCB in femoropopliteal lesions. Presented at the 7th Munich Vascular Conference (MAC); December 7-9, 2017; Munich, Germany.
  3. Micari A, Brodmann M, Keirse K, et al; IN.PACT Global Study Investigators. Drug-coated balloon treatment of femoropopliteal lesions for patients with intermittent claudication and ischemic rest pain: 2-year results from the IN.PACT Global Study. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 2018;11(10):945-953. 
  4. Lammer J, Zeller T, Hausegger KA, et al. Sustained benefit at 2 years for covered stents versus bare-metal stents in long SFA lesions: the VIASTAR Trial. Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology 2015;38(1):25-32.
  5. Brodmann M. Real world value of the In.Pact Admiral DCB (Medtronic) for fem-pop lesions: from the In.Pact Global Registry: what else does it tell us. Presented at the 44th Annual Symposium on Vascular and Endovascular Issues, Techniques, Horizons (VEITHsymposium); November 14-18, 2017; New York, NY. 
  6. Iida O, Nanto S, Uematsu M, Ikeoka K, Okamoto S, Nagata S. Influence of stent fracture on the long-term patency in the femoro-popliteal artery. JACC : Cardiovascular Interventions 2009;2(7):665-671.
  7. Scheinert D, Scheinert S, Sax J, et al. Prevalence and clinical impact of stent fractures after femoropopliteal stenting. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005;45(2):312-315. 
  8. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data. GORE TIGRIS Vascular Stent. P160004. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf16/P160004B.pdf. Published July 27, 2016. Accessed July 17, 2018.
  9. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Evaluation of the GORE® TIGRIS® Vascular Stent in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Superficial Femoral and Proximal Popliteal Arteries. [Final Post-Approval Study Report-Executive Summary]. Flagstaff, AZ: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc; 2017. MD165299.
  10.   Zeller T, Peeters P, Bosiers M, et al. Heparin-bonded stent-graft for the treatment of TASC II C and D femoropopliteal lesions: the Viabahn-25 cm Trial. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 2014;21(6):765-774.
  11.   Reijnen M, van Walraven L, Fritschy W, et al. 1-year results of a multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing heparin-bonded endoluminal to femoropopliteal bypass. Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions 2017;10(22):2320-2331.
  12.   Ohki T, Kichikawa K, Yokoi H, et al. Outcomes of the Japanese multicenter Viabahn trial of endovascular stent grafting  for superficial femoral artery lesions. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017;66(1):130-142.e1. 
  13.   Saxon RR, Chervu A, Jones PA, et al. Heparin‑bonded, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene‑lined stent graft in the treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease: 1‑year results of the VIPER (Viabahn Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Obstructive Disease) Trial. Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology 2013;24(2):165‑173.
  14.   GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface [Instructions for Use]. Flagstaff, AZ: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc; 2014. MD147177.
  15.   McQuade K, Gable D, Pearl G, Theune B, Black S. Four-year randomized prospective comparison of percutaneous ePTFE/nitinol self-expanding stent graft versus prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass in the treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010;52(3):584-591. 

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