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Lead
Johns Hopkins University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Clinical Inclusion:
1. Must be at least 18 years of age.
2. Patient has been informed of the nature of the study, and has provided written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Medical Ethics Committee (MEC) of the respective clinical site.
3. Symptomatic patient as evidence by IC or CLI.
4. Patient has failed maximized medical treatment and exercise program.
5. Patient has a resting ABI \< 0.9 or an abnormal exercise ABI if resting ABI is normal.Patient with non-compressible arteries (ABI \> 1.2) must have a TBI \< 0.8.
6. Patient has a de novo or restenotic lesion(s) with \> 50% stenosis documented angiographically.
7. Patient agrees to return for all required clinical contacts following study enrollment.
8. Patient has no childbearing potential or has a negative pregnancy test within one week prior to the study procedure.
Anatomical Inclusion:
1. Patient with any SFA lesion
2. At least one tibial vessel runoff with \< 50% stenosis
3. Lesion starts start at least 1 cm distal to the deep femoral artery
4. Lesion end at least 3 cm above the knee joint
5. Target vessel reference diameter is \> 3 mm \& \< 6.5 mm
You may not be if
Clinical exclusion:
1. Known allergic reaction to anesthesia not able to overcome by medication.
2. Known allergic reaction to contrast not able to overcome by medication.
3. Known history of intolerance to study medicating including ASA, clopidogrel, or ticlopidine.
4. Bleeding disorder or refuses blood transfusion.
6. Unstable angina, recent MI within a month
7. Malignancy or other condition limiting life expectancy to \< 5 years.
8. Renal insufficiency (serum Cr \> 2.0)
9. Patient has any condition that precludes proper angiographic assessment or makes percutaneous arterial access unsafe (e.g., morbid obesity).
Anatomic Exclusion:
1. Lesion \< 1 cm from origin of DFA
2. Lesion \< 3 cm from the knee joint
3. Chronic total occlusion of SFA \> 20cm.
4. Chronic total occlusion of CFA.
5. Proximal trifurcation occlusions.
Clareo Health | Revascularization With Open Bypass Versus Angioplasty and STenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST)
