Naoki Fujimura, Hideaki Obara, Kentaro Matsubara, Naoki Toya, Naoko Isogai, Hidemitsu Ogino, Taku Fujii, Toshifumi Kudo, Yuji Kanaoka, Hirohisa Harada, Hidetoshi Uchiyama, Atsushi Guntani, Tatsuya Shimogawara, Susumu Watada, Shintaro Shibutani, Takao Ohki
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of PROPATEN® , a bioactive heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft, in bypass surgery, there are only a few reports of long-term results. We evaluated the long-term results of PROPATEN® use for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass (AKFPB).Methods and Results: After PROPATEN® -based AKFPB, patients were prospectively registered at 20 Japanese institutions between July 2014 and October 2017 to evaluate long-term results...
April 12, 2024: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society