Initial experiences of a multicenter transluminal revascularization registry

This paper establishes a multicenter registry for collection and analysis of data from a large series of patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal revascularization of peripheral vascular lesions. The registry began as a joint collaboration between the radiology departments of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania, through the Philadelphia Society of Angiography/Interventional Radiology. The American College of Radiology research office in Philadelphia is used as the data collection center. A detailed data form has been developed. It includes information about patient history, procedure indications, lesion location and morphology, techniques used, immediate angiographic and clinical outcome, and clinical follow-up at intervals up to 5 years