The Role of Pre and Postprocedural Color Duplex Ultrasound for the Treatment of Lower Limb Ischemia by Subintimal Angioplasty

Authors: Kidd, Jenifer; Bourke, Bernard M.; Dunwoodie, John; Lyons, John

Source: Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, Volume 30, Number 1, March 2006 , pp. 17-21(5)

Publisher: Society for Vascular Ultrasound

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Introduction.—Subintimal angioplasty (SIA) is the endovascular recanalization of vessels in the subintimal plane and most often is used to treat long-segment occlusions involving the femoropopliteal segment. This study demonstrates the value of pre- and postprocedural color duplex ultrasound (CDU) imaging.

Methods.—Forty-three subintimal angioplasty procedures were performed to treat lower-extremity arterial occlusions. CDU was used as the definitive imaging modality in all cases. There were 26 women and 17 men, with a mean age of 76 years. Sixteen patients had anklebrachial index < 0.45. Most patients had significant medical comorbidities, placing them at high risk for arterial bypass procedures.

Results.—In all patients, the extent of the occlusion was accurately diagnosed with CDU before intervention. SIA was technically successful in 42 of 43 patients (98%). The postprocedure CDU follow-up (1–2 months) demonstrated 10 patients had reoccluded (24%). Our primary patency rate was 42% at 30 months.

Conclusion.—SIA can be an effective method of treatment in aged, high-risk patients with lower-extremity ischemia and threatened limb loss. CDU accurately locates the site of and measures the length of arterial occlusions in such patients, allowing the interventionalist to plan the site of arterial puncture and to prognosticate the likely success. CDU obviates the need for diagnostic angiography and remains the modality of choice for surveillance after SIA intervention.

Document Type: Research article

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