Advanced stages of peripheral artery disease cause significant limitations in patients, such as critical limb ischemia (CLI), which manifests with resting pain and gangrene or ulcers of difficult resolution. Uncontrolled progression of this pathology might lead to major amputation, reduced life expectancy and increased healthcare costs. Prior research on infrapopliteal territory have shown contradicting results.…
Deep Vein Arterialization: Have We Conquered “Non-Revascularizable” Critical Limb Ischemia?
Deep vein Arterialization in patients with critical “non-revascularizable” limb ischemia. We are familiar with the poor quality of life and elevated mortality of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). In its last stages (nearly terminal), revascularization (either surgical or endovascular) has been shown to reduce amputation incidence. However, similarly to heart disease and other vascular scenarios,…