Heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene femoropopliteal bypass grafts outperform expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts without heparin in a long-term comparison Russell H. Samson, MD, Ricardo Morales, PA, David P. Showalter, MD, Michael R. Lepore, MD, Deepak G. Nair, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 638-647 (September 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Propaten vs standard femoropopliteal grafts: —, Propaten; ---, standard expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Propaten vs standard above-knee (AK) femoropopliteal grafts: —, Propaten; ---, standard expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Propaten vs standard below-knee (BK) femoropopliteal grafts: —, Propaten; ---, standard expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Clopidogrel effect for all femoropoliteal grafts: —, No clopidogrel/aspirin; ---, clopidogrel. CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Clopidogrel effect for Propaten femoropoliteal grafts: —, No clopidogrel/aspirin; ---, clopidogrel. CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Forest plot of hazard ratios of variables associated with time to loss of patency in Propaten and standard grafts. The size of the blackened square is proportional to the number of patients presenting with the indicated variable. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 638-647DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.414) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions