covered stents (CS; Atrium, Hudson, NH) or bare metal stents (BMS) in patients with chronic
mesenteric ischemia (CMI). Methods We reviewed the clinical data of 225 patients (65 male
and 160 female; mean age, 72±12 years) treated for CMI at two academic centers (2000-
2010). Outcomes were analyzed in patients who had primary intervention or reintervention
using BMS (n= 164 patients/197 vessels) or CS (n= 61 patients/67 vessels). End points were …