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Percutaneous Deep Venous Arterialization in Patients with No-Option Critical Limb Ischemia Performed in an
Srinidhi Shanmugasundaram1, Kevin Herman1, John H Rundback1
1NJ Endovascular & Amputation Prevention, West Orange, New Jersey.
Purpose:
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of percutaneous deep venous arterialization (pDVA) performed in an office-based laboratory (OBL) for patients with no-option critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Materials And Methods:
A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients who underwent pDVA using commercially available devices from January 2018 to November 2021 in a single OBL. In total, 22 patients (10 males and 12 females; Rutherford 4, 5, and 6: n = 1, 8, and 13, respectively) were identified with a median follow-up of 140 days. Amputation-free survival, wound healing, pDVA patency, and overall survival were evaluated at 30 days, 6 months, and throughout the remaining follow-up period.
Results:
All patients had undergone failed previous attempts at endovascular arterial reconstruction. At 6 months after procedure, 6.4% of arteriovenous conduits remained patent; 83.3% (10/12) of patients experienced complete or partial wound healing. In addition, 78.6% of patients avoided an above-ankle amputation, and overall survival was 83.6%. Nine patients underwent endovascular reinterventions at 6 months. One mild adverse event and 4 moderate adverse events occurred after procedure, and 1 cardiac death occurred 5 days after procedure.
Conclusions:
pDVA is safe and feasible in the OBL for patients with no-option CLI. Many patients avoided an above-ankle amputation during the study period despite low overall pDVA patency.
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