Clinical implication of the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity for endovascular treatment

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical implication of the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) for endovascular treatment (EVT). Eighty-four patients who underwent EVT for aortoiliac and femoropopliteal artery were included. In these patients, 36 (43 %) had an ABI improvement above 0.9 a day after EVT. The baPWV in patients who received re-EVT afterwards was significantly higher than that of patients who did not. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the baPWV for predicting re-EVT was 0.788. The optimal cut-off values of the baPWV for re-EVT, specificity, and sensitivity were 2220 cm/s, 93.1 %, and 57.1 %, respectively.

Slow-flow phenomenon after drug-coated balloon angioplasty for lower-extremity arteries is associated with lack of prescribing of calcium channel blockers

“… 1 The ankle-brachial index (ABI) data were obtained using an automated oscillometric device (VP-1000; Omron Healthcare Co., Kyoto, Japan). 2 Statistical analyses were performed using EZR software. 3 This study complied with the ethical standards of the responsible institution on human subjects as well as with the Helsinki Declaration.…”

Clinical Characteristics of the Patient With Unmeasurable Ankle-Brachial Index in Endovascular Treatment

“…One hundred twenty-two consecutive Japanese subjects (mean age, 72 years), who underwent successful EVT for lower extremity arteries at our hospital from January 2017 to December 2018, were retrospectively studied. The ABI data were obtained using an automated oscillometric device (VP-1000; Omron Healthcare Co., Kyoto, Japan) [ 3 ]. The lesion length was classified as follows: focal, ≤1 cm; short, >1 and <5 cm; intermediate, ≥5 and <15 cm; and long, ≥15 cm [ 4 ].…”