{"title":"A Pilot Study of Endovascular Repair for Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms With the Use of Carbon Dioxide Angiography Alone.","authors":"Gianluca Massaini, Tommaso Lazzarotto, Fabrizio Masciello, Simone Panci, Stefano Michelagnoli, Emiliano Chisci","doi":"10.1177/15266028231180995","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231180995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) has become a common approach. Hemorrhagic shock associated with the use of iodinated contrast medium (ICM) increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Theoretically, eliminating ICM from EVAR can decrease that risk. The aim of this pilot study was to analyze the feasibility and safety of emergent EVAR performed with the exclusive use of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) for a rAAA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Since 2021, all consecutive rAAAs with hemorrhagic shock and suitable anatomical criteria for a standard endograft have been treated by EVAR with the exclusive use of CO<sub>2</sub> using an automated CO<sub>2</sub> injector (Angiodroid SpA, San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight percutaneous EVARs were performed under local anesthesia. Median age was 78 (interquartile range [IQR]=6) years, 5 patients were male. The technical success was 100%, the 30-day mortality was 25% (n=2), the median amount of administered CO<sub>2</sub> was 400 (IQR=60) ml. The median change in serum creatinine level between admission, post-operative and 30-day values was an increase of 0.14 mg/dL and a decrease of 0.11 mg/dL, respectively. Post-operative AKI occurred in the two patients who died. All 6 surviving patients showed sac shrinkage >5 mm, and no reinterventions at a median follow-up of 10 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Endovascular repair of rAAA with the exclusive use of CO<sub>2</sub> as contrast agent is technically feasible and safe. Further studies are needed to determine whether CO<sub>2</sub> increases survival rate and limits the progression of renal dysfunction after endovascular repair of rAAA.Clinical ImpactThe recorded rate of post-operative AKI after endovascular repair of rAAA performed with the use of CO<sub>2</sub> found in this pilot study was significantly lower than the one reported in the literature with the use of ICM. Our hyphotesis is that the use of CO<sub>2</sub> during rEVAR might increase survival rate and limits the progression of renal dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"498-502"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9976988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulsatile Changes of the Aortic Diameter May Be Irrelevant Regarding Endograft Sizing in Patients With Aortic Disease.","authors":"Daniele Mariastefano Fontanini, Máté Huber, Milán Vecsey-Nagy, Sarolta Borzsák, Judit Csőre, Péter Sótonyi, Csaba Csobay-Novák","doi":"10.1177/15266028231172368","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231172368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Endovascular aortic repair has become the preferred elective treatment of infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Aortic pulsatility may pose problems regarding endograft sizing. The aims of this study are to determine the aortic pulsatility in patients with aortic disease and to evaluate the effect of pulsatility on the growth of aneurysms.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this retrospective study, analyses of computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of 31 patients under conservative treatment for small abdominal aortic aneurysms were performed. Reconstructions of the raw electrocardiography (ECG) gated dataset at 30% and 90% of the R-R cycle were used. After lumen segmentation, total aortic cross-sectional area was measured in diastole and systole in the following zones: Z0, Z3, Z5, Z6, Z8, and Z9. Effective diameters (EDs) were calculated from the systolic (ED<sub>sys</sub>) and diastolic (ED<sub>dia</sub>) cross-sectional areas to determine absolute (ED<sub>sys</sub> - ED<sub>dia</sub>, mm) and relative pulsatility [(ED<sub>sys</sub> - ED<sub>dia</sub>) / ED<sub>dia</sub>, %]. Diameter of the aneurysms was measured on baseline images and the last preoperative follow-up study of each patient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 806 measurements were completed, 24 pulsatility and 2 growth measurements per patient. The mean pulsatility values at each point were as follows: Z0: 0.7±0.8 mm, Z3: 1.0±0.6 mm, Z5: 1.0±0.6 mm, Z6: 0.8±0.7 mm, Z8: 0.7±1.0 mm, Z9: 0.9±0.9 mm. Follow-up time was 5.5±2.2 years during which a growth of 13.42±9.09 mm (2.54±1.55 mm yearly) was observed. No correlation was found between pulsatility values and growth rate of the aneurysms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The pulsatility of the aorta is in a submillimetric range for the vast majority of patients with aortic disease, thus probably not relevant regarding endograft sizing. Pulsatility of the ascending aorta is smaller than that of the descending segment, making an additional oversize of a Z0 implantation questionable.Clinical ImpactEndovascular aortic repair reqiures precise preoperative planning. Pulsatile changes of the aortic diameter may pose issues regarding endograft sizing. In our retrospective single-centre study, aortic pulsatility of patients with AAA was measured on ECG gated CTA images. Pulsatility values reached a maximum at the descending aorta, however absolute pulsatility values did not exceed 1 mm at any point along the aorta. Therefore, significance of aortic pulsatility regarding the sizing of EVAR prostheses is questionable. Correlation between pulsatility and AAA growth was not found.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"398-403"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9431870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Vitro Studies on Hemodynamics of Type B Aortic Dissection: Accuracy and Reliability.","authors":"Mingwei Wu, Li Liu, Jiang Xiong","doi":"10.1177/15266028231182229","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231182229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is associated with high mortality. Multiple in vitro models and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have been used to mimic the hemodynamic characteristics of TBAD to inform more effective therapeutic strategies. However, the results of these experiments are rarely used in clinical practice due to concerns about their accuracy and reliability. The development of 4-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (4D-MRI) allows to verify the accuracy of the results of in vitro models and CFD simulations. This review provides an overview of the strengths, limitations, and accuracy of in vitro models, CFD simulations, and in vivo 4D flow MRI for the study of TBAD hemodynamics.Clinical Impact1. Hemodynamic of TBAD is important to improve the long-term outcome of TEVAR.2. This review provides an overview of the in-vitro for the hemodynamic study of TBAD.3. The accuracy and validity of in-vitro TBAD experiments should be further studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"303-311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9669965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D'Oria Mario, Grandi Alessandro, Pratesi Giovanni, Parlani Gianbattista, Giudice Rocco, Gargiulo Mauro, Mangialardi Nicola, Chiesa Roberto, Lepidi Sandro, Bertoglio Luca
{"title":"Total Transfemoral Branched Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair (TORCH2): Short-term and 1-Year Outcomes From a National Multicenter Registry.","authors":"D'Oria Mario, Grandi Alessandro, Pratesi Giovanni, Parlani Gianbattista, Giudice Rocco, Gargiulo Mauro, Mangialardi Nicola, Chiesa Roberto, Lepidi Sandro, Bertoglio Luca","doi":"10.1177/15266028231179864","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231179864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The use of steerable sheaths to allow total transfemoral access (TFA) of branched endovascular repair (BEVAR) of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms has been proposed as an alternative to upper extremity access (UEA); however, multicenter results from high-volume aortic centers are lacking.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The Total Transfemoral Branched Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair (TORCH2) study is a physician-initiated, national, multicenter, retrospective, observational registry (Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT04930172) of patients undergoing BEVAR with a TFA for the cannulation of reno-visceral target vessels (TV). The study endpoints, classified according to Society for Vascular Surgery reporting standards, were (1) technical success; (2) 30-day peri-operative major adverse events; (3) 30-day and midterm clinical success; (4) 30-day and midterm branch instability and TV-related adverse events (reinterventions, type I/III endoleaks).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-eight patients (42 males; median age: 72 years) were treated through a TFA. All the centers included their entire experience with TFA: 18 (26%) used a homemade steerable sheath, and in 28 cases (41%), a stabilizing guidewire was employed. Steerable technical success was achieved in 66 patients (97%) with an overall in-hospital mortality of 6 patients (9%, 3 elective cases [3/58, 5%] and 3 urgent/emergent cases [3/12, 25%]) and major adverse event rate of 18% (12 patients). Overall, 257 bridging stents were implanted; of these, 225 (88%) were balloon-expandable and 32 (12%) were self-expanding. No strokes were observed among the patient completing the procedure from a TFA. One patient (2%) who failed to be treated completely from a TFA and needed a bailout UEA suffered an ischemic stroke on postoperative day 2. There were 10 (15%) major access-site complications. At 1-year follow-up, overall survival was 80%, and the rate of branch instability was 6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A TFA for TV cannulation is a safe and feasible option with high technical success preventing the stroke risk of UEA. Primary patency at midterm seems comparable to historical controls, and future larger studies will be needed to assess potential differences with alternative options.Clinical ImpactUsing a transfemoral approach for retrograde cannulation of reno-visceral branches is feasiable, safe and effective, thereby representing a reliable alternative for BEVAR interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"513-523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10012099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johan Bondesson, Ga-Young Suh, Michael D Dake, Jason T Lee, Christopher P Cheng
{"title":"Cardiac Pulsatile Helical Deformation of the Thoracic Aorta Before and After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair of Type B Dissections.","authors":"Johan Bondesson, Ga-Young Suh, Michael D Dake, Jason T Lee, Christopher P Cheng","doi":"10.1177/15266028231179592","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231179592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Type B aortic dissections propagate with either achiral (nonspiraling) or right-handed chiral (spiraling) morphology, have mobile dissection flaps, and are often treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). We aim to quantify cardiac-induced helical deformation of the true lumen of type B aortic dissections before and after TEVAR.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Retrospective cardiac-gated computed tomography (CT) images before and after TEVAR of type B aortic dissections were used to construct systolic and diastolic 3-dimensional (3D) surface models, including true lumen, whole lumen (true+false lumens), and branch vessels. This was followed by extraction of true lumen helicity (helical angle, twist, and radius) and cross-sectional (area, circumference, and minor/major diameter ratio) metrics. Deformations between systole and diastole were quantified, and deformations between pre- and post-TEVAR were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven TEVAR patients (59.9±4.6 years) were included in this study. Pre-TEVAR, there were no significant cardiac-induced deformations of helical metrics; however, post-TEVAR, significant deformation was observed for the true lumen proximal angular position. Pre-TEVAR, cardiac-induced deformations of all cross-sectional metrics were significant; however, only area and circumference deformations remained significant post-TEVAR. There were no significant differences of pulsatile deformation from pre- to post-TEVAR. Variance of proximal angular position and cross-sectional circumference deformation decreased after TEVAR.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pre-TEVAR, type B aortic dissections did not exhibit significant helical cardiac-induced deformation, indicating that the true and false lumens move in unison (do not move with respect to each other). Post-TEVAR, true lumens exhibited significant cardiac-induced deformation of proximal angular position, suggesting that exclusion of the false lumen leads to greater rotational deformations of the true lumen and lack of true lumen major/minor deformation post-TEVAR means that the endograft promotes static circularity. Population variance of deformations is muted after TEVAR, and dissection acuity influences pulsatile deformation while pre-TEVAR chirality does not.Clinical ImpactDescription of thoracic aortic dissection helical morphology and dynamics, and understanding the impact of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) on dissection helicity, are important for improving endovascular treatment. These findings provide nuance to the complex shape and motion of the true and false lumens, enabling clinicians to better stratify dissection disease. The impact of TEVAR on dissection helicity provides a description of how treatment alters morphology and motion, and may provide clues for treatment durability. Finally, the helical component to endograft deformation is important to form comprehensive boundary condi","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"332-341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9732510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes Based on High Bleeding Risk in Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease Who Have Undergone Endovascular Therapy.","authors":"Naoki Yoshioka, Takahiro Tokuda, Akio Koyama, Takehiro Yamada, Kiyotaka Shimamura, Ryusuke Nishikawa, Yasuhiro Morita, Itsuro Morishima","doi":"10.1177/15266028231176953","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231176953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Endovascular therapies (EVTs) for symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) are efficient and minimally invasive. However, patients with PAD tend to have high bleeding risk (HBR), and there are limited data regarding the HBR for patients with PAD after EVT. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and severity of HBR, as well as its association with clinical outcomes in the patients with PAD who underwent EVT.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk (ARC-HBR) criteria were applied to 732 consecutive patients with lower extremity PAD post-EVT to assess the prevalence of HBR, and its association with major bleeding events, all-cause mortality, and ischemic events. The ARC-HBR scores (1 point for each major criterion and 0.5 points for each minor criterion) were obtained and the patients were divided into four groups (score: 0-0.5; low risk, score: 1-1.5; moderate risk, score: 2-2.5; high risk, and score: ≥3; very high risk) according to the score. Major bleeding events were defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type-3 or type-5 bleeding, and ischemic events were defined as the composite of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and acute limb ischemia within 2 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>High bleeding risk occurred in 78.8% of the patients. Major bleeding events, all-cause mortality, and ischemic events occurred in 9.7%, 18.7%, and 6.4% of the study cohort, respectively, within 2 years. During the follow-up period, major bleeding events significantly increased with the ARC-HBR score. The severity of the ARC-HBR score was significantly associated with an increased risk of major bleeding events (high risk: adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 5.62; 95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.28, 24.62]; p=0.022; very high risk: adjusted HR: 10.37; 95% CI: [2.32, 46.30]; p=0.002). All-cause mortality and ischemic events also significantly increased with higher ARC-HBR score.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High bleeding risk patients with lower extremity PAD can be at a high risk of bleeding events, mortality, and ischemic events after EVT. The ARC-HBR criteria and its associated scores can successfully stratify HBR patients and assess the bleeding risk in patients with lower extremity PAD who undergo EVT.Clinical ImpactEndovascular therapies (EVTs) for symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) are efficient and minimally invasive. However, patients with PAD tend to have high bleeding risk (HBR), and there are limited data regarding the HBR for patients with PAD after EVT. Post EVT, most of the patients with PAD were classified as having HBR using the Academic Research Consortium for HBR (ARC-HBR) criteria and the rate of bleeding events as well as mortality and ischemic events within 2 years increased as the ARC-HBR score increased in this retrospective study of 732 participants. HBR patients with PAD can be at hig","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"439-451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9538352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tal M Hörer, Fikri M Abu-Zidan, David T McGreevy, Kristofer Nilsson, Khatereh Djavani Gidlund
{"title":"Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience of Total Endovascular Care for Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysms.","authors":"Tal M Hörer, Fikri M Abu-Zidan, David T McGreevy, Kristofer Nilsson, Khatereh Djavani Gidlund","doi":"10.1177/15266028251328494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028251328494","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) has been increasingly replaced by endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in many centers. Despite being a minimally invasive procedure, EVAR is associated with a risk of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. This study examines the incidence and clinical manifestation of ACS in a consecutive cohort of rAAA patients treated exclusively with EVAR at Örebro University Hospital over a 12-year period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. We identified 139 patients who had presented to Örebro University Hospital with rAAA between October 2009 and September 2021. Patients with isolated iliac artery, thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic ruptures, previous aortic interventions (open or endovascular), and patients receiving palliative treatment were excluded. Patients developing ACS after rAAA were compared with those who did not develop ACS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 100 patients treated using EVAR were included in this study. ACS was identified in 17 patients, and these were compared with 83 patients who did not develop ACS. Mortality at 30 days was 53% in the ACS group (9/17) and 22% in the No-ACS group (18/83, p = 0.015). Regression analysis showed that advanced age and ACS were independent risk factors for death, with ACS increasing the hazard 4-fold (HR 4.26, CI 1.99-9.10, p < 0.001) and age increasing the hazard by 6% for every year (HR 1.06, CI 1.06-1.1, p = 0.004). The use of aortic balloon occlusion was not independently associated with the development of ACS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ACS is a life-threatening complication of rAAA treated using EVAR and a significant number of patients developed ACS with high mortality and complication rates. All rAAA patients treated using EVAR should be monitored closely for ACS and treatment with decompressive laparotomy should be initiated without delay.Clinical ImpactOpen repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) has been increasingly replaced by endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Despite being a minimally invasive procedure, EVAR is associated with a risk of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality This article investigates abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in a cohort of total endovascular treated rAAA in a single centre and the treatment as well as the results, and gives insight on ACS in this patient group and might contribute to better understanding how to treat them and avoid this life-threatening complication.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"15266028251328494"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yashashwi Pokharel, Damianos G Kokkinidis, Jingyan Wang, Kensey L Gosch, David M Safley, John A Spertus, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Kim G Smolderen
{"title":"Predictors of Revascularization in Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the PORTRAIT Study.","authors":"Yashashwi Pokharel, Damianos G Kokkinidis, Jingyan Wang, Kensey L Gosch, David M Safley, John A Spertus, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Kim G Smolderen","doi":"10.1177/15266028231179574","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231179574","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Peripheral artery disease (PAD) guidelines recommend revascularization only for patients with lifestyle-limiting claudication that is refractory to goal-directed medical therapy (class IIA, level of evidence A). However, real-world invasive treatment patterns and predictors of revascularization in patients with symptomatic lower-extremity PAD are still largely unknown.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>We aimed to examine rates, patient-level predictors, and site variability of early revascularization in patients with new or worsening PAD symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Among patients with new-onset or recent exacerbation of PAD in the 10-center Patient-centered Outcomes Related to TReatment practices in peripheral Arterial disease: Investigating Trajectories (PORTRAIT) study enrolled between June 2011 and September 2015, we classified early revascularization (endovascular or surgical) as procedures being performed within 3 months of presentation. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to identify patient characteristics associated with early revascularization. Variability across sites was estimated using the median odds ratio (OR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 797 participants, early revascularization procedures were performed in 224 (28.1%). Rutherford class 3 (vs Rutherford class 1; OR=1.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-3.33) and having lesions in both iliofemoral and below-the-knee arterial segments (vs below the knee only; OR=1.75, 95% CI: 1.15-2.67) were associated with a higher odds of revascularization. Longer PAD duration >12 months (vs 1-6 months; OR=0.50, 95% CI: 0.32-0.77), higher ankle-brachial index scores (per 0.1 unit increase; OR=0.86, 95% CI: 0.78-0.96), and higher Peripheral Artery Questionnaire Summary scores (per 10 unit increase; OR=0.89, 95% CI: 0.80-0.99) were associated with a lower odds of revascularization. The raw rates for revascularization in different sites ranged from 6.25% to 66.28%, and the median OR was 1.88, 95% CI: 1.38-3.57.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>About 1 in 3 patients with symptomatic PAD received early revascularization. A more extensive disease and symptom burden were the main predictors of receiving early revascularization in PAD. There was significant site variability in revascularization patterns, and further studies will better understand the source of this variability and optimal selection criteria for early revascularization.Clinical ImpactReal world patterns and predictors of early revascularization in peripheral artery disease are not well understood. In this retrospective analysis of the POTRAIT study, about 1 out of 3 patients with PAD symptoms received early revascularization, with significant site variability. A more extensive disease and symptom burden were the main predictors of receiving early revascularization in PAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"423-430"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9622297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of System-F in Delivering Vascular Plugs for Aortic Side Branch Embolization During Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.","authors":"Takahiko Mine, Shinpei Ikeda, Shohei Mizushima, Seigoh Happoh, Yukiko Takashi, Ryutaro Fujitsuna, Tatsuo Ueda, Yasuhiro Kawase, Masahiro Fujii, Shin-Ichiro Kumita","doi":"10.1177/15266028231179422","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231179422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to illustrate the utility of our original system to deliver vascular plugs into aortic side branches during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).</p><p><strong>Technique: </strong>Our device, which we named \"System-F,\" consists of a 14 Fr sheath, a 12 Fr long sheath with a side hole, a stiff guidewire as a shaft, and a parallelly-inserted delivery catheter navigated through the side hole into the aneurysm sac. Vertical motion and horizontal rotation of the side hole allow multidimensional movement of the delivery catheter within the aneurysm. This system was applied in 7 cases undergoing EVAR; 4 inferior mesenteric arteries and 14 lumbar arteries were embolized using vascular plugs. Type II endoleak (T2EL) was not observed in the follow-up survey of any case.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The applicability of System-F for vascular plug placement in the side branches of abdominal aortic aneurysms has the potential to achieve high delivery capability and be widely applied for the prevention of T2EL.Clinical ImpactSystem-F has potential to change the strategies of pre-EVAR embolization.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"350-356"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongchao Yang, Raynald, Xiaochuan Huo, Xu Tong, Zhengyang Wang, Xiaoqing Li, Lian Liu, Shuran Wang, Zhongrong Miao, Dapeng Mo
{"title":"The Effects of Pressure Gradient on Papilledema Improvement After Venous Sinus Stenting in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.","authors":"Hongchao Yang, Raynald, Xiaochuan Huo, Xu Tong, Zhengyang Wang, Xiaoqing Li, Lian Liu, Shuran Wang, Zhongrong Miao, Dapeng Mo","doi":"10.1177/15266028231175605","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15266028231175605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the pressure gradient on papilledema after stenting in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients and venous sinus stenosis (VSS).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this prospective cohort study, we examined 121 patients with IIH and VSS who underwent stenting. The papilledema Frisen grade at the 1-month follow-up was used as a grouping factor (favorable outcome: 0-1; unfavorable outcome: 2-5). We used multivariable logistic regression modeling to determine independent predictors of favorable outcome. The performance of the prediction model was evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 96 patients had papilledema grades 0 to 1, and 25 patients had papilledema grades 2 to 5. Patients with the first group had significantly lower gradient pressures preoperatively (15.2 mmHg vs. 21.4 mmHg, p=0.001) and postoperatively (2 mmHg vs. 3.3 mmHg, p=0.002) relative to those in the second group. Multivariate analysis indicated that preoperative pressure gradient (odds ratio [OR] = 1.119; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.034-1.211]) and postoperative pressure gradient (OR = 1.498; 95% CI = 1.147-1.957) were independent predictors of favorable outcome. In the ROC analysis, the cut-off pressure gradient for the highest sensitivity (0.44) and specificity (0.874) was 22.75 mmHg, with a Youden's index of 0.314. Survival analysis demonstrated that patients with a preoperative pressure gradient <22.75 mmHg had more rapid improvement of papilledema than did those with a pressure gradient <u>></u>22.75 mmHg (mean<u>+</u>SD: 2.639<u>+</u>0.382 [95% CI: 1.890-3.388] versus mean<u>+</u>SD: 3.882<u>+</u>0.884 [95% CI: 2.149-5.616]; p=0.004).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A significant reduction in the pressure gradient appears to be strongly correlated with the success of VSS in patients with IIH. A higher preoperative pressure gradient may reduce stenting efficacy in patients with IIH.Clinical ImpactVenous sinus stenting has the potential to yield substantial clinical advantages in individuals diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension with venous sinus stenosis. Nevertheless, a heightened preoperative pressure gradient could lead to less favorable results. Thus, the early adoption of venous sinus stenting is advised to avert additional irreversible clinical deterioration among idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients with venous sinus stenosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":50210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endovascular Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"467-474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9562460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}