РОЛЬ РЕНТГЕНЭНДОВАСКУЛЯРНОЙ ХИРУРГИИ В ЛЕЧЕНИИ ОБЛИТЕРИРУЮЩЕГО АТЕРОСКЛЕРОЗА АРТЕРИЙ НИЖНИХ КОНЕЧНОСТЕЙ У ПАЦИЕНТОВ ПОЖИЛОГО И СТАРЧЕСКОГО ВОЗРАСТА

Abstract

Obliterating atherosclerosis ranks third in the system of cardiovascular disease. With age the incidence of peripheral artery disease increases and makes 3-5% in general population. The most difficult group of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) or obliterating atherosclerosis is elderly patients. Currently there is a tendency to increase the life expectancy and aging of the Belarusian population. Elderly and senile patients with obliterating atherosclerosis (PAD) are characterized by a multi-level lesion and damage to the distal parts of the arterial bed, an increase in the number of comorbidities, a high risk of cardiovascular death, and seeking medical help often at the stage of critical lower limb ischemia. Patients at high risk of cardiovascular complications with intermittent lameness are subject to conservative treatment. When developing a clinic for critical lower limb ischemia, due to the low effectiveness of conservative methods of treatment, it is worth considering revascularization of the lower limb arteries. Open surgical methods of treatment are associated with a high risk of complications and mortality. X-ray endovascular methods of treatment of patients of the older age group are characterized by a lower risk of complications, lower injury rate. The use of low-injury x-ray endovascular and hybrid methods of treatment in elderly and senile patients can improve the results of treatment (reduce the frequency of amputations, reduce the risk of complications, improve the quality of life).