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amputation rates (high dose 9.6%, 95% CI 9.4-9.8; low dose 8.6% 95% CI 8.3-8.9) were comparable. Pooled mean rates for bleeding complications are lower in low-dose protocols (13.4%; 95% CI 12.8-14.0) compared to high-dose protocols (17.1%; 95% CI 16.7-17.5). Conclusion-Results of catheter-directed thrombolysis for peripheral arterial occlusions have not improved over the past 30 years. This study indicates that low dose protocols for thrombolysis have the same clinical outcome at the cost of longer treatment duration but with lower risk of bleeding complications.

Conclusions: A BL between the fenestration and the origin of the target vessel >5 mm was associated with a higher risk of instability over time, regardless the type of bridging stent. Patient selection for FEVAR should be in favor of cases with an aortic diameter at the level of the target arteries ostium, as similar as possible to planned endograft diameter.