Radiology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Matsi, P. J.
Right arrow Articles by Soimakallio, S.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Matsi, P. J.
Right arrow Articles by Soimakallio, S.

Radiology, Vol 188, 381-387, Copyright © 1993 by Radiological Society of North America

ARTICLES

Chronic critical lower-limb ischemia: prospective trial of angioplasty with 1-36 months follow-up

PJ Matsi, HI Manninen, MT Suhonen, AE Pirinen and S Soimakallio
Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.

To determine the utility of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of chronic critical lower-limb ischemia, a prospective study of 103 consecutive patients (117 limbs) was performed. Patients underwent PTA for a total of 209 lesions in the iliac (n = 4), femoropopliteal (n = 121), and infrapopliteal (n = 84) arteries and were followed up for 1-36 months (mean, 12 months). The primary technical success rate was 92% for stenosis and 80% for occlusion. Survival analysis with the Kaplan-Meier method revealed 1-, 2-, and 3- year limb salvage rates of 56%, 49%, and 49%, respectively. The following factors correlated favorably with limb salvage in Cox multiple regression analyses: a small number of diseased lower-limb vessels (one to five vs six to eight) and treated lesions per limb (one or two vs three to five), achieved peripheral runoff (one to three patent calf vessels vs none), and an occlusion as the successfully treated target lesion (instead of stenosis).


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Br. J. Radiol.Home page
D Tsetis and A-M Belli
The role of infrapopliteal angioplasty
Br. J. Radiol., December 1, 2004; 77(924): 1007 - 1015.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 RadiologyHome page
D. J. Spinosa, D. A. Leung, A. H. Matsumoto, E. A. Bissonette, D. Cage, N. L. Harthun, J. A. Kern, J. F. Angle, K. D. Hagspiel, I. K. Crosby, et al.
Percutaneous Intentional Extraluminal Recanalization in Patients with Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia
Radiology, August 1, 2004; 232(2): 499 - 507.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Vasc MedHome page
C. F. Kugler and G. Rudofsky
The challenges of treating peripheral arterial disease
Vascular Medicine, May 1, 2003; 8(2): 109 - 114.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 ANGIOLOGYHome page
A. Visona, C. Perissinotto, L. Lusiani, A. Bonanome, R. Pesavento, L. Miserocchi, G. Liessi, and A. Pagnan
Percutaneous Excimer Laser Angioplasty of Lower Limb Vessels: Results of a Prospective 24-Month Follow-up
Angiology, February 1, 1998; 49(2): 91 - 98.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 ANGIOLOGYHome page
P. J. Matsi, H. I. Manninen, M. Laakso, and P. Jaakkola
Impact of Risk Factors on Limb Salvage After Angioplasty in Chronic Critical Lower Limb Ischemia: A Prospective Trial
Angiology, September 1, 1994; 45(9): 797 - 804.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
RADIOLOGY RADIOGRAPHICS RSNA JOURNALS ONLINE
Copyright © 1993 by the Radiological Society of North America.