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Arturo Dominguez1, John Bahadorani, Ryan Reeves

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego and VA Medical Center San Diego, 9444 Medical Center Dr, MC 7411, La Jolla, CA 92037, 9444 Medical Center Dr, MC 7411, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
|March 3, 2015
PubMed

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Critical limb ischemia (CLI), an advanced peripheral arterial disease, requires multidisciplinary care. Endovascular therapies offer limb salvage, with evolving technologies improving patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Endovascular Medicine

Background:

  • Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is an advanced stage of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) characterized by severe lower extremity pain, ulceration, or gangrene.
  • Patients with CLI face high mortality (25% at 1 year) and amputation rates (25% at 1 year), often due to comorbidities.
  • Traditional treatment involved bypass surgery, but endovascular techniques are transforming CLI management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review contemporary and emerging endovascular therapies for critical limb ischemia.
  • To highlight the shift in treatment paradigms towards less invasive, catheter-based interventions.
  • To emphasize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for limb salvage in CLI patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on endovascular treatments for CLI.
  • Summary of established techniques such as balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, and bare-metal stenting.
  • Discussion of novel technologies including drug-eluting stents, drug-coated balloons, and chronic total occlusion devices.

Main Results:

  • Endovascular therapies are increasingly utilized for CLI, offering alternatives to traditional bypass surgery.
  • Rapid advancements in catheter-based technologies are occurring, necessitating ongoing outcome evaluation.
  • Multidisciplinary management, including aggressive medical therapy, wound care, and revascularization, is crucial for limb salvage.

Conclusions:

  • Endovascular interventions represent a significant advancement in managing critical limb ischemia.
  • Emerging technologies promise further improvements in revascularization and limb salvage rates.
  • A comprehensive, multidisciplinary strategy remains essential for optimizing outcomes in CLI patients.

Keywords:
angioplastyatherectomychronic total occlusioncritical limb ischemiaendovascularlimb salvageperipheral arterial diseaserevascularizationstent

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