Table 2.
Renal-artery level strategies and outcomes (21 renal arteries)
| Case | CTA subtype | Preproceduralthrombolysis | Renal artery side | Balloon protection | Renal stenting | Indication for stenting | Renal embolic event | Event type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIa | No | L | 4×40 | - | - | No | - |
| R | - | - | - | Yes | Silent partial infarction on postop CTA | |||
| 2 | I | No | L | 5×40 | - | - | No | - |
| R | 4×30 (RX) | - | - | No | - | |||
| 3 | I | No | L | 5×20 | - | - | No | - |
| R | 4×20 (RX) | - | - | No | - | |||
| 4 | IIb | No | L | 5×40 | VBH; 6×50 | Wedged lesion & renal stenosis | No | - |
| R (occluded) | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 5 | IIb | Yes | L | - | - | - | No | - |
| R | 5×40 | VBH; 5×25 | Wedged lesion | No | - | |||
| 6 | I | Yes | L | - | - | - | No | - |
| R | - | - | - | No | - | |||
| 7 | IIb | No | L | 5×20 | VBH; 5×50 | Wedged lesion | No | - |
| R | - | - | - | No | - | |||
| 8 | IIa | No | L | 5×20 | VBH; 5×25 | Bailout for renal embolization | Yes | Symptomatic embolization requiring stenting |
| R | 5×20 | VBH; 5×25 | Renal stenosis | No | - | |||
| 9 | IIb | No | L | 5×20 | VBH; 5×25 | Wedged lesion | Yes | Silent partial infarction on postop CTA |
| R | - | - | - | No | - | |||
| 10 | IIb | Yes | L | 4×40 | - | - | No | - |
| R | - | - | - | No | - | |||
| 11 | IIa | Yes | L | - | - | - | No | - |
| R | 5×40 | - | - | No | - |
CTA, computed tomography angiography; L, left; R, right; RX, rapid exchange; VBH, Viabahn® (W. L. Gore & Associates). Balloon sizes are presented as diameter×length (mm). A dash indicates not applicable or not performed.