Twelve-Month Outcomes From the Japanese Post-Market Surveillance Study of the Viabahn Endoprosthesis as Treatment for Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Superficial Femoral Arteries

Abstract

Purpose:

To assess the midterm safety and effectiveness of the Gore® Viabahn® Endoprosthesis as treatment for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral arteries (SFA).

Materials and Methods:

A prospective, multicenter, post-market surveillance study was conducted in Japan. Patients with symptomatic SFA lesions ≥ 10 cm and reference vessel diameters ranging from 4.0 to 7.5 mm were eligible for enrollment; patients with traumatic or iatrogenic vessel injury in the thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic arteries were excluded. Outcomes evaluated at 12 months were primary patency (PP), primary-assisted patency (PAP), secondary patency (SP), freedom from target lesion revascularization (fTLR), occurrence of device- or procedure-related serious adverse events (SAEs), and stent fractures.

Results:

From August 2016 to May 2017, 321 patients were enrolled at 64 Japanese sites (mean age, 73.9±8.7 years; 77.3% male). Hypertension, diabetes, and end stage renal disease were present in 84.4%, 54.8%, and 23.1% of patients, respectively. Mean lesion length was 23.6 cm±6.6 cm, with lesions ≥ 15 cm in 271 patients (84.4%). TASC C/D lesions accounted for 86.6% (39.1% TASC C, 47.5% TASC D); 26.5% had critical limb ischemia. Baseline ABI was 0.60±0.16. A total of 562 devices were implanted in 324 limbs, with a majority of patients (68.8%) receiving 2 stents. Through 12 months, 92.1% of patients were evaluable. Kaplan-Meier-estimated PP, PAP, and SP at 12 months was 85.6%, 91.7%, and 94.8%, respectively. Twelve-month fTLR was 92.3%. Mean change in ABI at 12 months was 0.343±0.21; mean improvement in Rutherford class was 2.5. Device- or procedure-related SAEs occurred in 3.1% through 30 days, with a majority of early SAEs consisting of access complications. Through 12 months, a cumulative 10.6% had device- or procedure-related SAEs, with the most common being device occlusions in 4.0%. Lower limb amputation occurred in 0.9% and was related to pre-existing ulceration or gangrene in all 3 cases. No stent fractures were observed at 12-month x-ray evaluation.

Conclusion:

In a real-world Japanese patient population characterized by long SFA lesions and complex PAD, the Viabahn endoprosthesis was associated with excellent patency rates through 12 months and an acceptable safety profile.

Keywords

superficial femoral artery peripheral arterial disease Viabahn stent-graft

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