Table 2.
Baseline Lesion Characteristics
| SFA location (N, %) | Proximal SFA (2, 10%) Mid SFA (2, 10%) Distal SFA (8, 40%) Popliteal (8, 40%) |
| Mean lesion length cm (mean ± SD)a | 8.9 ± 5.3 |
| Reference vessel diameter (mean ± SD, mm) | 4.8 ± .1 |
| Diameter stenosis (%) | 78.5 |
| Occlusion (%) | 10 (50%) |
| Mean % occlusion (mean ± SD) | 88 ± 12 |
| TASC II classification | A = 5 B = 11 C = 2 D = 2 |
| Revascularization method | PTA in 20 patients (100%) + atherectomy in 3 patients (15%) + provisional stent in 6 patient (30%) |
SD, standard deviation; SFA superficial femoral artery
a
Normal-to-normal lesion length as assessed by principal investigator