Table 1.

The long-term follow-up and clinical outcome following stent treatment at different follow-up time points

Follow-up	No. of patients	Clinical remission			Clinical failure
		Excellent	Good	%	Fair	Poor	%
6 months	75	72	3	100
1 year	75	70	2	96	3		4
1–3 years	66	36	26	93.9	4		6.1
3–5 years	33	19	11	90.9	2	1	9.1
5–8 years	24	2	22	100
8–10 years	13	2	11	100
>10 years	6		5	83.3	1		16.7