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Tibial Artery Stenting in the VQI Database.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at records of people who had procedures to open blocked leg arteries. It compared using a small metal tube, called a stent, against using a balloon to widen the vessel. The data shows a link between these treatments and patient outcomes, but it is not a controlled test. So, it does not prove that one method is better than the other.

Who did this work

Wells N (Yale School of Medicine.) · Slade MD (Yale School of Medicine,; Yale School of Public Health.) · Huang Y (Yale School of Public Health.) · Cardella J (Yale School of Medicine, Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy.) · Tonnessen B (Yale School of Medicine, Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy.) · Ochoa Chaar CI (Yale School of Medicine, Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. Electronic address: [email protected].)

Source

Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-25
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2026.09.020