Grades of Below-the-Ankle Arterial Occlusive Disease following the Angiosome Perfusion: A New Morphological Assessment and Correlations with the Inframalleolar GVG Stratification in CLTI Patients.
[en] [en] PURPOSE: To assess a specific classification of the foot atherosclerotic disease concerning the angiosomal source arteries, the connected foot arches and attached collaterals for Rutherford 5, CLTI patients. To compare eventual analogies of this novel grading system with previously reported GLASS/GVG inframalleolar patterns of occlusive disease (P0-P2).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A series of 336 ischemic feet (221 diabetics) were selected and retrospectively analyzed. For each angiographic pattern of inframalleolar atherosclerotic disease, 4 severity classes of targeted angiosomal artery path (TAAP), associating 4 other classes concerning linked foot arches (LFA) and collaterals occlusive disease were described. By associating the 4 TAAP with the 4 others parallel LFA and collaterals classes, 4 novel anatomical "Grades" (A-D) of occlusive disease were described. Limb salvage was studied between groups of diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
RESULTS: Using a primary endovascular approach, limb preservation comparison of grade A/B proved without significance for diabetics (P = 0.032) and non-diabetics (P = 0.226). Comparison in diabetics and/or non-diabetics between A/C (P = 0.045 and 0.046), A/D (P = 0.027 and 0.030,B/C (P = 0.009 and 0.038), and B/D (P = 0.006 and P = 0.042), as well as C/D groups (P = 0.048 and P = 0.034) proved ponderous. Parallel analysis of similar grades (A/A, B/B, etc.) with, or without diabetes appeared without significance (P > 0.05). Further comparison between grades A+B (assigned as P0/GVG), versus C (P1), and D (P2), proved significant (P < 0.0001).
CONCLUSION: The present grading system proposes a useful correlation between the severity of foot angiosomal arteries, arches, and collaterals disease and limb salvage, confirming the clinical significance of P0-P2 GVG severity score. This analysis also points the limits of EVT to be probably avoided in grade D patients.
Disciplines :
Surgery
Author, co-author :
Alexandrescu, Vlad Adrian ; Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: v.alex@skynet.be
Brochier, Sophie; Department of Diabetology, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: sophie.brochier@gmail.com
Schoenen, Sophie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de gynécologie-obstétrique
Antonelli, Elisa; Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: eantonelli@student.uliege.be
Azdad, Khalid; Department of Radiology, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: Khalid.Azdad@vivalia.be
Zekhnini, Ines; Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: izekhnini@student.uliege.be
Nodit, Mihaela; Department of Geriatric care, Princess Paola Hospital Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC/Vivalia, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. Electronic address: Mihaela.Nodit@vivalia.be
Language :
English
Title :
Grades of Below-the-Ankle Arterial Occlusive Disease following the Angiosome Perfusion: A New Morphological Assessment and Correlations with the Inframalleolar GVG Stratification in CLTI Patients.
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