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Filter by:The present study aims to increase Veteran access to supervised exercise therapy and expand its role in improving functional status, quality of life, and cardiovascular risk profile of Veterans with PAD.
Current assessment of lower limb ischemia cannot reflect the location and degree of ischemia. Tissue perfusion assessment was used in the diagnosis and treatment of lower limb ischemia in this project, and the quantitative evaluation of ischemia degree was realized by using its advantages of quantitative analysis and perfusion imaging.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the genome-wide association for the development of collateral circulation for patients with coronary or peripheral artery disease and to develop the molecular genetic treatment model based on genome-wide association data.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent and costly condition. Intermittent claudication (IC), defined as ischemic leg pain that occurs with walking, results in functional impairment, reduced daily physical activity, and a lower quality of life. Although the mechanisms contributing to functional impairment are not fully delineated, current evidence suggests that the uncoupling of skeletal muscle cellular metabolism from tissue perfusion may be responsible for exercise intolerance. We have previously shown increases in plasma inorganic nitrite, via oral nitrate, produced clinically significant increases exercise performance in patients with PAD+IC. The hypothesis of this proposal is in patients with PAD+IC, 3-6 days of oral dietary nitrate consumption (in the form of concentrated beetroot juice) will produce a greater tissue perfusion, oxygen delivery, and enhanced muscle metabolism in comparison to placebo. This will translate into an increase in physical performance in both muscle specific plantar flexion exercise and treadmill measures of pain free ambulation. In order to test this hypothesis, we will recruit 10 patients PAD+IC in a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, cross over design.
Defining the role of intraprocedural physiology measurements in peripheral endovascular treatment
There is no hard and fast rule guiding the clinical decision between angioplasty and amputation. As such, this decision is greatly dependant on each clinician's experience and preference as to whether treatment should be conservative or aggressive. Angioplasty can help restore blood flow and long-term patency of the blood vessels can help prevent major surgeries, such as amputation which affects patient's quality of life. However, some of these patients do not benefit from angioplasty and eventually had to undergo amputation. On the other hand, there are patients that undergo amputation, but may stand to benefit from angioplasty. Hence, it is essential to identify patients that will likely benefit from angioplasty to increase limb salvage rate. Many studies performed have also concluded that before amputations are performed, surgeons should consider angioplasty procedures. Through a medical record review of patients that have undergone angioplasty to evaluate post-angioplasty outcomes, we hope to identify factors that potentially affects these outcomes. Ultimately with a better understanding of these factors and their impact on angioplasty outcomes, a predictive model or guideline can be developed to identify patients that stands to benefit from angioplasty. Such a model can help clinicians to better counsel patients on the risk and benefits, alternatives and prognosis. Patients can also make a better informed decision regarding their treatment
The purpose of this study is to understand how the drug rivaroxaban improves symptoms associated with peripheral artery disease.
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMBINED ANTICOAGULATION AND ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY VS ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY ALONE AFTER LOWER EXTREMITY REVASCULARIZATION FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.
DCB can maximize the patency rate of blood vessels on the basis of intraluminal DA. DA+DCB treatment is effective and safe [8], and the advantages of DA and DCB in the treatment of severe calcification and occlusive disease across joints and lower extremities have been confirmed. The combined application of DA and DCB in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease has a good early and mid-term effect. Konstantinos et al. reported that DARRT has a higher first-phase patency rate compared with DCB. A retrospective study by Sebastian et al. showed that compared with PTA after DA, the combination of DA and DCB has a better event-free survival rate after 12 months of follow-up. Therefore, DA combined with DCB therapy may be one of the best and most promising methods for the treatment of lower extremity ASO.
A prospective randomized trial designed to compare the efficacy and safety of Sirolimus coated balloon (SCB) versus paclitaxel coated balloon (DCB) in the treatment of femoropopliteal artery stenosis