Abluminal-Coated Drug-Eluting Bifurcation-Dedicated Stent for the Treatment of Tibioperoneal Bifurcation

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2017 Jul;51(5):327-330. doi: 10.1177/1538574417706638. Epub 2017 May 2.

Abstract

Endovascular treatment of below-the-knee region disease is often challenging because of the involvement of arterial bifurcations. Several cases have been reported on the use of coronary stents for the treatment of these patients, but limited evidence is available on the use of dedicated coronary bifurcation devices. We here report the endovascular treatment of a symptomatic bifurcation lesion in below-the-knee region, using a self-expanding Biolimus A9-eluting stent in combination with a "conventional" coronary drug-eluting stent.

Keywords: below-the-knee; bifurcation device; peripheral artery disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Humans
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease / physiopathology
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease / therapy*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage
  • Sirolimus / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tibial Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibial Arteries* / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • umirolimus
  • Sirolimus