Belgian Prospective Multicentre Registry on the Performance of the Smart Stent in the Superficial Femoral Artery According to the New Tasc II-classification

Belgian Prospective Multicentre Registry on the Performance of the Smart Stent in the Superficial Femoral Artery According to the New Tasc II-classification

This is a Belgian prospective multicentre registry on the performance of the Smart stent in the superficial femoral artery according to the new tasc II-classification.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stenosis (> 75%) or occlusion of the superficial femoral artery (lesion up to 3 cm distal to Hunter's canal)
• New TASC (2007) A, B, or C lesions
• Vessel diameter between 4.5 and 6.5 cm
• Debilitating claudication or critical limb ischemia (Rutherford 2 to 5)
• At least 1 outflow vessel down to the ankle
• Signed informed consent
• > Age 50, life expectancy > 1 year
• Capable of concluding the necessary follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate in the study
• Acute ischemia
• Inflow lesions > 50%, not successfully corrected before the procedure
• Combination with other treatment with the exception of treatment to improve the inflow