Freedom of Information Request: 0132 2019/20

With regards to percutaneous mechanical atherectomy of lesions over 100mm only in the iliofemoral region, do you have any recorded data about debulking this region followed by low pressure balloon angioplasty without stenting.

If you have any experience and recorded data about the aforementioned procedure could you please answer the following:

•  The number of percutaneous mechanical atherectomy procedures performed without stenting in the last 3 years?

<5.

The Trust does hold the exact figure; however, due to the low number of procedures performed, disclosing it could lead to individual(s) being identified. We are therefore withholding this information under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act.

• The number of procedures that required re-intervention? 

The Trust does hold this information; however, due to the low number of procedures performed, disclosing this information could lead to individual(s) being identified. We are therefore withholding this information under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act.

• The primary patency results that you may have recorded for the 1 month, 6 month, 1 year and 3 year period.

Please see above.