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. 1984 Jan;199(1):57–60. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198401000-00010

Seven-year follow-up of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) femoropopliteal bypass grafts.

C E McAuley, D L Steed, M W Webster
PMCID: PMC1353258  PMID: 6691731

Abstract

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts have proven to be an acceptable short-term alternative for femoropopliteal reconstruction in those patients without suitable autologous saphenous vein. One hundred and twenty-seven femoropopliteal arterial bypass operations utilizing PTFE grafts were performed in 105 patients. Seven-year follow-up is now available for 20 grafts, 6-year follow-up for 47 grafts, and 5-year follow-up for 62 grafts. Graft occlusion was determined by angiography, Doppler assessment, loss of previously palpable pulses, or return of symptoms. Thirty nonocclusive graft losses were due to death, infection, aneurysm, amputation, or proximal occlusive disease. Overall cumulative patency rate, according to occlusive criteria alone and calculated by the life-table method, was 74% at 6 months, 63% at 1 year, 48% at 3 years, 40% at 5 years, and 35% at 7 years. Excluding early bypass failures (less than 1 year patency), 75% of grafts were patent at 3 years, 63% at 5 years, and 55% patent 7 years following operation. Diabetes mellitus was associated with a significantly lower patency rate. Patency rates were not adversely affected by graft diameter, distal popliteal anastomotic site, number of patent runoff vessels, preoperative symptoms, or prior arterial reconstruction. In patients without suitable autologous saphenous vein, the PTFE graft has proven to be a durable and dependable long-term alternative for femoropopliteal reconstruction.

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