Multiple Reinterventions for Claudication are Associated with Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Kim TI, Kiwan G, Mohamedali A, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Multiple Reinterventions for Claudication are Associated with Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 166-174. PMID: 33227462, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity revascularizationCongestive heart failureHeart failureOpen revascularizationMultiple reinterventionsSingle-center retrospective reviewChronic limb threatening ischemiaLimb threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaNumber of reinterventionsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionRate of progressionBenign natural historyIndex revascularizationMajor amputationRest painPerioperative complicationsExtremity revascularizationRetrospective reviewRisk factorsDisease progressionOpen procedureClaudication