Abstract
A retrospective, single-center study was performed from September 2012 to June 2017. Thirty-five common femoral arteries (CFAs) were treated with self-expandable nitinol stents. Two thirds of the cases were for critical limb ischemia and one third for claudication. Technical success was 100% without complications. Although the mean follow-up was only ∼2.5 years, the estimated 5-year primary and assisted primary patency rates were 80% and 96%, respectively. Endovascular treatment with self-expandable nitinol stents in CFA lesions had a high technical success rate, few complications, and high long-term patency rates. CFA stent placement might be a suitable therapeutic alternative for selected patients.
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