Long term follow-up after endovascular brachytherapy of femoro-popliteal arteries

Thalhammer, Christoph; Alvarez, Elena; Husmann, Marc; Staub, Daniel; Kaspar, Mathias; Aschwanden, Markus; Amann-Vesti, Beatrice R

doi:10.5167/uzh-118250

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Thalhammer, C., Alvarez, E., Husmann, M., Staub, D., Kaspar, M., Aschwanden, M., & Amann-Vesti, B. R. (2015). Long term follow-up after endovascular brachytherapy of femoro-popliteal arteries. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, 61(2), 251–257. https://doi.org/10.3233/CH-151997

Abstract

To perform a long term follow-up after endovascular brachytherapy (EVBT) and balloon angioplasty (PTA) regarding vessel patency and diameter. EVBT had been successfully used to decrease restenosis in short term, but long term data are lacking. Participants of a randomized study comparing EVBT and balloon angioplasty alone were invited for follow-up examination ten years after intervention. Using a standardized protocol measurement of the patency and vessel diameter was performed of femoral and popliteal arteries. 44 patients were incl