Introduction: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis is a treatment option for patients with unhealed chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) after revascularization. The newly developed AS-25 is a direct hemoperfusion-type apheresis device that differs from conventional LDL apheresis therapy and is designed to specifically adsorb both LDL-C and fibrinogen. We evaluate the efficacy and safety of AS-25.
Methods: This study included 61 patients whose ulcers failed to heal after revascularization or were ineligible for revascularization. Of these, 50 were undergoing hemodialysis. The primary endpoint was the healing rate of a target lesion of interest (ulcer), using historical data as control.
Results: The ulcer healing rate of 45.9% was significantly higher than the historical data. No significant safety concerns were observed.
Conclusions: AS-25 was effective in healing ulcers and preventing major amputation even in CLTI refractory patients on hemodialysis, thus showing potential clinical applicability and high significance.
Clinical Trial Registration: UMIN study ID UMIN000020336.
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Cureus
November 2024
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, GBR.
Background: This study aims to synthesise recent findings on the outcomes of common femoral endarterectomy (CFE) with profundoplasty, evaluating the efficacy, complications, and predictors of long-term success in patients undergoing this procedure.
Patients And Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study assessing the outcomes of CFE with profundoplasty. All patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) who attended and underwent CFE with profundoplasty with or without iliac intervention at Glan Clwyd Hospital (Wales, United Kingdom) were studied.
Ann Vasc Surg
December 2024
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Introduction: Deep Vein Arterialization (DVA) is an innovative surgical technique aimed at enhancing blood flow in compromised limbs facing amputation. Maintenance of flow post-revascularization is crucial to limb salvage. As this is a new technique, no standardized thromboprophylaxis regime is currently established, and post-procedure thromboprophylaxis is at the discretion of the proceduralist.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Hospital, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is a prevalent yet unpredictable complication among patients undergoing hemodialysis, and frailty is linked to adverse outcomes in this population. This study examined the influence of clinical factors on vascular events in patients undergoing hemodialysis. This multicenter prospective cohort study included patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis since January 2008.
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December 2024
Since 2013, the Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery has started the project of nationwide registration and tracking database for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) who are treated by vascular surgeons. The purpose of this project is to clarify the current status of the medical practice for patients with CLI to contribute to the improvement of the quality of medical care. This database is created on the National Clinical Database (NCD) and collects data on patients' backgrounds, therapeutic measures, early results, and long-term prognoses as long as 5 years after the initial treatment.
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December 2024
Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK; Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Objective: Major amputation and death are significant outcomes after lower limb revascularisation for chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI), but there is limited evidence on their association with the timing of revascularisation. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between time from non-elective admission to revascularisation and one year outcomes for patients with CLTI.
Methods: This was an observational, population based cohort study of patients aged ≥ 50 years with CLTI admitted non-electively for infra-inguinal revascularisation procedures in English NHS hospitals from January 2017 to December 2019 recorded in the Hospital Episode Statistics database.
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