Early recoil after balloon angioplasty of tibial artery obstructions in patients with critical limb ischemia.

Baumann, Frederic; Fust, Jacqueline; Engelberger, Rolf Peter; Hügel, Ulrike; Do, Dai-Do; Willenberg, Torsten Andreas; Baumgartner, Iris; Diehm, Nicolas (2014). Early recoil after balloon angioplasty of tibial artery obstructions in patients with critical limb ischemia. Journal of endovascular therapy, 21(1), pp. 44-51. International Society of Endovascular Specialists 10.1583/13-4486MR.1

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PURPOSE

To assess the extent of early recoil in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) undergoing conventional tibial balloon angioplasty.

METHODS

Our hypothesis was that early recoil, defined as lumen compromise >10%, is frequent and accounts for considerable luminal narrowing after tibial angioplasty, promoting restenosis. To test this theory, 30 consecutive CLI patients (18 men; mean age 76.2±12.1 years) were angiographically evaluated immediately after tibial balloon angioplasty and 15 minutes later. Half the patients were diabetics. Target lesions included anterior and posterior tibial arteries and the peroneal artery with / without the tibioperoneal trunk. Mean tibial lesion length was 83.8 mm. Early elastic recoil was determined on the basis of minimal lumen diameter (MLD) measurements at baseline (MLDbaseline), immediately after tibial balloon angioplasty (MLDpostdilation), and 15 minutes thereafter (MLD15min).

RESULTS

Elastic recoil was observed in 29 (97%) patients with a mean luminal compromise of 29% according to MLD measurements (MLDbaseline 0.23 mm, MLD postdilation 2.0 mm, and MLD15min 1.47 mm).

CONCLUSION

Early recoil is frequently observed in CLI patients undergoing tibial angioplasty and may significantly contribute to restenosis. These findings support the role of dedicated mechanical scaffolding approaches for the prevention of restenosis in tibial arteries.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Angiology

UniBE Contributor:

Baumann, Frederic, Engelberger, Rolf Peter, Hügel, Ulrike, Do, Dai-Do, Willenberg, Torsten Andreas, Baumgartner, Iris

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1526-6028

Publisher:

International Society of Endovascular Specialists

Language:

English

Submitter:

Catherine Gut

Date Deposited:

09 Oct 2014 09:44

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:33

Publisher DOI:

10.1583/13-4486MR.1

PubMed ID:

24502483

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/50754

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