“The Renal Foot” - Angiographic Pattern of Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia and End-Stage Renal Disease
Highlights
- • CLTI patients had more extensive and severe disease in the infrapopliteal arteries compared to arteries above the knee.
- • Patients with CLTI and ESRD had more severe disease in the arteries supplying flow to the plantar foot.
- • ESRD patients exhibit a pattern of disease that frequently involves the posterior tibial and lateral plantar arteries.
- • If validated, this data can provide valuable information for clinicians formulating optimal revascularization strategies.
Abstract
Background
Patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have greater risk of limb loss compared to those with CLTI alone. We investigated angiographic patterns in patients with CLTI and evaluated for differences based on ESRD status.