Aorto Iliac Occlusive Disease

Hypertension is a major risk factor for a variety of cardiovascular diseases. When hypertension results from increased vascular resistance due to a narrowing of the descending aorta, it can be effectively treated with stenting. More recently, evidence suggest that stenting in more distal parts of the arterial vascular bed is also associated with a reduction in blood pressure. The investigators hypothesize that stenting of occlusions more distal of the descending aorta decreases the central blood pressure and afterload as reflected by NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide), a biomarker of intracardiac pressures and predictor of heart failure events. The goal of this pilot study is to prospectively investigate changes in blood pressure after stent placement in the aorto-iliac region.

This is a prospective, multi-center, investigational study to evaluate safety and performance of the BeGraft Aortic balloon expandable covered Stent Graft System and the BeGraft Peripheral balloon expandable covered stent Graft System (Bentley InnoMed GmbH, Hechingen, Germany) implanted as covered stents in CERAB procedures (Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of Aortic Bifurcation) for extensive aorto-iliac occlusive disease. The objective of this clinical investigation is to evaluate the safety and performance of the BeGraft Aortic covered stent Graft System \& the BeGraft Peripheral covered stent Graft System (Bentley Innomed, Hechingen, Germany) in CERAB configuration (Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of Aortic Bifurcation) for Aorto-iliac Occlusive Disease.