Treating claudication and rest pain due to chronic total occlusion of the SFA

Severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

Challenge

  •  65-year-old woman presented with severe peripheral arterial disease, claudication and rest pain of left lower extremity
  • Angiography revealed total occlusion of the left superficial femoral artery (SFA)

Images courtesy of James Otto, M.D. Used with permission.

angiogram

Procedure

  • Obtained percutaneous access into the right femoral artery with ultrasound guidance. Then performed an angiogram of the left lower extremity.
  • Crossed SFA chronic total occlusion (CTO) with 035 TERUMO® RADIFOCUS® GLIDEWIRE® ADVANTAGE and 035 TERUMO® NAVICROSS® Support Catheter 
  • Atherectomy completed with CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS DIAMONDBACK 360® Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System 2.0 Solid Crown  
  • Followed by angioplasty with a 5 mm percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon 
  • Deployed two 6 mm x 15 cm GORE® VIABAHN® Devices in the SFA and post-dilated with 6 mm PTA balloon

Image courtesy of James Otto, M.D. Used with permission.

Completion angiogram

Result

  • Completion angiogram showed excellent flow of the left lower extremity. Immediately post-op, complete resolution of left sided severe claudication.
  • At follow-up office visit 2.5 weeks post-op, the patient presented with complete resolution of claudication and rest pain. Patient had palpable tibial pulses bilaterally

Image courtesy of James Otto, M.D. Used with permission.

Case takeaways

  • As demonstrated in this case, the GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis offers excellent patency in the treatment of long SFA total occlusions and should be considered first-line treatment for complex SFA disease

The GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis has demonstrated durability and long-term patency in treatment of complex SFA disease with 97% three-year secondary patency (27 cm average lesion length, 93% CTOs)1
  1. GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface [Instructions for Use]. Flagstaff, AZ: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc; 2014. MD147177.

This content is for informational purposes only, is not advice or a guarantee of outcome. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Individual results and/or treatment may vary based upon the circumstances, the patient’s specific situation, and the healthcare provider’s medical judgment.

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