Abstract
To report the first chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients who underwent an intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)-assisted percutaneous deep vein arterialization (pDVA). An 81-year-old patient presented with CLTI and a heavily calcified lesion of the popliteal artery and tibioperoneal trunk (TPT), with a distal tibial and foot arch occlusion. The patient underwent IVL and drug-coated balloon angioplasty for the distal popliteal artery and of the TPT to improve the inflow prior to pDVA. The wound situation remained stable without secondary procedure until the patient`s deaths due to complications of urosepsis 3months later. A 64-year-old patient with rest pain of the left limb with a single-vessel tibial run-off (peroneal artery) and occluded pedal arch was treated with 3.5mm IVL followed by a successful pDVA as mentioned above. IVL performed in the proximal posterior tibial artery to optimize the inflow to the circuit and change the compliance of the crossing point from the arterial to the vein system. The patient underwent repeat angioplasty of the plantar vein arch 5months after the index procedure and thereafter remained asymptomatic during 2years of follow-up. The combined use of IVL and pDVA could improve the patency of the reconstruction with clinical benefits in no-option CTLI patients.
Published Version (Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.