Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia

This case demonstrates the need for caution when using a collagen-based closure device as bailout for failure of suture-based devices in large-diameter arterial access, as acute vessel closure is possible. Standard interventional cardiology techniques aided the rapid resolution of this complication, while radial artery as secondary access did not hamper our efforts.

George Latsios

Antonios Karanasos

Andreas Synetos

Costas Tsioufis

Konstantinos Toutouzas

Acute Occlusion of 14 Fr Femoral Access Site After Suture/Collagen Device Failure and Successful Transradial Recanalization

14 Fr股动脉穿刺点急性闭塞：缝合/胶原装置失效及成功经桡动脉再通

BACKGROUND. Below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral arterial disease (PAD) more often presents as critical limb ischemia. Endovascular revascularization strategies continue to evolve to achieve long-term limb-salvage outcomes. A single-center experience with optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided atherectomy using Pantheris SV (Avinger) is reported. METHODS. All patients with PAD in femoropopliteal or infrapopliteal vessels (n = 27) who underwent plaque debulking by Pantheris SV were analyzed retrospectively. Baseline comorbidities, Rutherford classification, lesion length and characteristics, adjunctive treatment strategy, device-related failures/complications, and major adverse events were analyzed. Additionally, 6-month target-lesion revascularization (TLR) rate was available for 21 of 27 patients. RESULTS. Mean patient age was 70.5 years, 16 patients (59%) were women, and 19 patients (70%) had Rutherford class 5 to 6 symptoms. A total of 58 vessels were treated, including 32 iliofemoropopliteal and 26 infrapopliteal vessels. Chronic occlusions were present in 19% of iliofemoropopliteal lesions and 17.2% of infrapopliteal lesions. The most commonly treated BTK lesion (12 of 26) was the anterior tibial artery (ATA). Following atherectomy, 21 were treated with angioplasty, 4 with angioplasty followed by coronary drug-eluting stent (DES), and 1 with cutting balloon and laser atherectomy. Four failures/complications occurred; 3 of these were device related (failure to pass through lesion due to proximal ATA angulation, coronary DES dislodgment while treating BTK in-stent restenosis, and 1 requiring laser atherectomy for no-flow post atherectomy and angioplasty). At 6 months, 2 of 21 patients (9.5%) required revascularization interventions. CONCLUSION. Treatment of BTK-PAD with imaging guided Pantheris SV atherectomy device appears to be safe, with low rate of TLR at 6 months. Future multicenter randomized trials are needed to confirm these findings.

Sehrish Memon

Single-Center Experience With Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Directional Atherectomy System for Below-the-Knee Critical Limb Ischemia

单中心光学相干断层扫描引导的下肢膝下严重肢体缺血定向斑块旋切系统经验

Chronic limb-threatening ischemia, also known as critical limb ischemia (CLI), is the most advanced stage of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and patients have high risk of major lower-limb amputation and mortality. An endovascular-first approach has become the preferred revascularization strategy for these patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and short-term efficacy of the Ranger paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB; Boston Scientific) in the setting of CLI. Methods. This was a single-center, single-arm, multi-investigator, prospective study of CLI patients who underwent endovascular revascularization using the Ranger PCB from July 2019 to November 2019 at Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. Data were retrieved from the Vascular Quality Initiative database recently set up at this institution. Primary lesion patency, amputation-free survival (AFS), freedom from target-lesion revascularization (TLR), and complete wound healing were the efficacy endpoints of interest at 6 months post intervention. Results. A total of 84 patients (87 limbs; 229 lesions) were enrolled. Fifty-one of the 84 patients (60.7%) were men. Baseline characteristics included diabetes mellitus in 76/84 patients (90.5%), chronic renal impairment in 25/84 patients (29.8%), and Rutherford category 6 foot wounds in 22/87 limbs (24.7%). TASC D lesions were present in 63/229 lesions (27.9%) and moderate/severe vessel wall calcification was present in 167/229 lesions (72.9%). Immediate technical success was achieved in 218/229 lesions (95.2%) with no device-related mortality at 30 days. Primary patency rates at 3 months and 6 months were 76/82 (92.7%) and 69/81 (85.2%), respectively. Six-month primary patency rates of below-the-knee (BTK) lesions treated with and without Ranger balloons were 89/94 (94.7%) and 34/41 (82.9%), respectively (P=.03). Six-month AFS occurred in 68/78 (87.2%) and freedom from TLR occurred in 73/81 (90.1%). Six-month complete wound healing rate was respectable, at 28/50 (56.0%). Conclusion. Use of the Ranger PCB showed favorable outcomes and short-term patency rates, especially in the BTK region, in what is an otherwise challenging patient cohort. Extended follow-up is awaited to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the balloon.

Mervin Han Hui Nathan Lim

Tze Tec Chong

Sze Ling Chan

Shereen Xue Yun Yap

Ankur Patel

Kiang Hong Tay

Tjun Yip Tang

Use of the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Short-Term Safety and Efficacy Results From Singapore

新加坡慢性肢体威胁性缺血患者中使用Ranger紫杉醇涂层球囊的短期安全性和有效性结果

Objective. To understand the impact of fluence and repetition rate on outcomes of superficial femoral artery (SFA) and popliteal artery laser atherectomy based on lesion type (calcific, homogenous, heterogeneous, and restenosis). Methods. Patients with de novo or restenotic (≥50%) SFA and popliteal artery atherosclerotic disease were enrolled. All lesions were sequentially treated with Turbo-Power laser atherectomy (Spectranetics) at 3 predetermined intensity settings: low (fluency, 40 mJ/mm2; repetition rate, 60 Hz); medium (fluency, 60 mJ/mm2; repetition rate, 40 Hz); and high (fluency, 60 mJ/mm2; repetition rate, 60 Hz). Angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) were performed to characterize plaque morphology and evaluate residual stenosis. Follow-up was 30 days and medical records were reviewed through 12 months for adverse events. Results. Forty-five patients with 57 lesions (12 homogenous, 15 heterogeneous, 15 calcific, and 15 restenotic) were enrolled. Rutherford classification ranged from 2-5, average lesion length was 98.2 ± 91.2 mm, and average diameter stenosis was 82.5 ± 17.9%. Compared with baseline, all lesion types had significant improvement in final postprocedure (atherectomy + any adjunctive therapies) diameter stenosis. Prior to adjunctive therapy, the heterogeneous and restenosis groups saw improvement in minimum lumen area following each stage of the laser treatment. However, the calcific and homogenous groups saw little change in minimum lumen area between the medium- and high-intensity laser treatments. Within 6 months, a total of 6 patients had target-lesion revascularizations. No major amputations or deaths occurred through follow-up. Conclusion. Laser intensity settings during atherectomy should be selected based on lesion morphology. IVUS was essential in defining plaque morphology.

George L. Adams

Vinayak Subramanian

Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies

优化不同病变形态的激光斑块切除术

Despite advancing technologies available to treat CLI, we clearly have a long journey ahead of us on behalf of our patients. With the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, we are pleased to be able to provide a forum for original CLI work that will be reviewed by multidisciplinary, international CLI experts who understand the complex nature of CLI. The Editorial Board of Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia comprises physicians from across the globe who understand the difficulty and complexity of gathering CLI data. They are vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists and radiologists, podiatrists, angiologists, and wound care experts. These experts are well aware of the reality of the advanced and complex nature of CLI disease with high 5-year mortality. Because of this, we believe that CLI trials should be modeled after diseases that have a high mortality rate over a short period of time. We must be able to capture the true nature of the disease and its impact on patients affected by it. If we continue to model CLI studies under the conventional nature of vascular disease in general we will never be able to achieve meaningful and convincing data to change the course of therapy. We desperately need new technologies to treat CLI to reduce the incidence of unnecessary amputations occurring in the United States and throughout the world. We clearly can, and must, do better. Our patients are demanding progress.

Jihad Mustapha

CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer

CLI是一种主要公共卫生问题，预后比许多类型的癌症更差

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Acute Occlusion of 14 Fr Femoral Access Site After Suture/Collagen Device Failure and Successful Transradial Recanalization

Single-Center Experience With Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Directional Atherectomy System for Below-the-Knee Critical Limb Ischemia

Use of the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Short-Term Safety and Efficacy Results From Singapore

Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies

CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer

Acute Occlusion of 14 Fr Femoral Access Site After Suture/Collagen Device Failure and Successful Transradial Recanalization

Single-Center Experience With Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Directional Atherectomy System for Below-the-Knee Critical Limb Ischemia

Use of the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Short-Term Safety and Efficacy Results From Singapore

Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies

CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer

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