The Results of a New Distal Protection Method in Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion of the Superficial Femoral Artery

Table 3

Procedure and results. ABI: ankle and brachial index.

Pt. no	Protection device	Intervention device	Success	ABI (Pre–post)	Debris	Distal embolism	Pathology of debris
1	PTA balloon	Balloon	yes	0.6–0.83	+	−	Thrombus with hyalinization and inflammatory cells
2	PTA balloon	Stent	yes	0–none	+	−	Fibrin thrombus
3	PTA balloon	Stent	yes	0.71–0.91	+	−	Fibrin thrombus with inflammatory cells
4	PTA balloon	Stent	yes	0–1.01	+	−	Fresh thrombus
5	Occlusion catheter	Stent	yes	0.57–0.9	+	−	Fibrin thrombus with neutrophils
6	PTA balloon	Stent	yes	0–1.21	+	+	Fibrin thrombus
7	Occlusion catheter	Stent	yes	0.54–1.34	+	+	Fibrin thrombus
8	Occlusion catheter	Stent	yes	0.76–1.04	+	+	Fibrin thrombus
9	PTA balloon	Stent	yes	0.63–1.04	+	−	Fibrin thrombus