scholarly journals Mortality is not associated with paclitaxel-coated devices usage in peripheral arterial disease of lower extremities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Sik Ko ◽  
Gi Hwan Bae ◽  
Sang Tae Choi ◽  
Jaehun Jung ◽  
Jin Mo Kang

AbstractA recent meta-analysis addressed increased risk of death following revascularization with paclitaxel-coated devices in femopopliteal artery. We evaluated differences in all-cause mortality and amputation free survival between peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients who were treated with paclitaxel-coated devices and non-paclitaxel-coated devices. This was retrospective population-based cohort study from the National Health Insurance Service claims in South Korea from 2015 to 2019. Multivariate Cox regression analyses after propensity score matching were applied to identify all-cause mortality and amputation-free survival. After propensity score matching, there were 6090 patients per group. The median follow-up days was 580 days (interquartile range [IQR] 240–991 days) and 433 days (IQR 175–757 days) for the non-paclitaxel-coated device group and paclitaxel-coated device group, respectively. Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, warfarin, and new oral anticoagulants showed that the mortality rate associated with paclitaxel-coated devices was not significantly higher than non-paclitaxel-coated devices (hazard ratio [HR] 0.992; 95% CI 0.91–1.08). The rate of amputation events was higher in patients with paclitaxel-coated devices than those with non-paclitaxel-coated devices (HR 1.614; 95% CI 1.46–1.78). In this analysis, the mortality rate in patients with PAD was not associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated devices, despite a higher amputation rate.

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3473-3475
Author(s):  
U. Sivakumar ◽  
Rinku Garg ◽  
Sunita Nighute

Introduction: PAD was asymptomatic in a large proportion of COPD patients and was associated with more severe lung disease than in COPD subjects without PAD. Materials and Methods: This was a Cross-sectional study conducted at Department of Physiology, Santosh Medical College diagnosed with COPD using Spirometry was recruited for the study with a Sample size of 130 patients. Results: The characteristics of the population for follow-up (n=130) are presented in table 1. The mean Mean±SD was 51.73±6.1 years. The prevalence of never smokers was 21.5%, former smokers were 51.5% and current smokers were 26.9%. In total, 41 out of 130 individuals (31.5%) had PAD based on an ABI of less than 0.6. A statistically significant association was found between COPD and newly diagnosed PAD during follow-up. The association between COPD and incident PAD was stronger (adjusted OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.14–3.21). Stratified analysis by smoking status revealed that the overall association between COPD and newly developed PAD was driven by the ever smoker group. Conclusion: Subjects with COPD have a higher risk of developing PAD. People with both COPD and PAD have a substantially increased risk of death. Consequently, early detection of PAD and preventive actions in people with COPD should receive more attention in clinical respiratory care. Keywords: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Ankle-brachial index.


2021 ◽  
pp. jrheum.201226
Author(s):  
Katelynn M. Wilton ◽  
Sara J. Achenbach ◽  
John M. Davis ◽  
Elena Myasoedova ◽  
Eric L. Matteson ◽  
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Objective Both erectile dysfunction (ED) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. It is unknown if these diagnoses are associated or if their combination confers additional cardiovascular risk. We aim to define the incidence of ED in RA, and determine if ED correlates with increased cardiovascular risk in RA. Methods Medical information concerning RA, ED and cardiovascular diagnoses for men with RA (n=260) diagnosed in Olmsted county, Minnesota and age-matched male comparators was extracted from a comprehensive medical record system. Results ED incidence was similar between the RA cohort and comparators (HR 0.80; 95% CI 0.55-1.16). In men with RA, ED diagnosis was associated with a trend toward an increase in peripheral arterial disease (HR 2.22; 95% CI 0.98-5.03) and a significantly decreased rate of myocardial infarction (HR 0.26; 95% CI 0.07-0.90), heart failure (HR 0.49; 95% CI 0.25-0.94) and death (HR 0.56; 95% CI 0.36-0.87). In men with RA and ED, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use was associated with a decreased risk of death (HR 0.35; 95% CI 0.16-0.79), with a trending decreased risk of some cardiovascular diagnoses. Conclusion Incidence of ED was not statistically increased in RA. Although patients with both RA and ED had a similar overall cardiovascular risk to those with RA alone, men with both RA and ED had decreased risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction and death, as well as an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations and their implications for pathogenesis and therapeutics.


VASA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk Grandjean ◽  
Katia Iglesias ◽  
Céline Dubuis ◽  
Sébastien Déglise ◽  
Jean-Marc Corpataux ◽  
...  

Abstract. Background: Multilevel peripheral arterial disease is frequently observed in patients with intermittent claudication or critical limb ischemia. This report evaluates the efficacy of one-stage hybrid revascularization in patients with multilevel arterial peripheral disease. Patients and methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospective database included all consecutive patients treated by a hybrid approach for a multilevel arterial peripheral disease. The primary outcome was the patency rate at 6 months and 1 year. Secondary outcomes were early and midterm complication rate, limb salvage and mortality rate. Statistical analysis, including a Kaplan-Meier estimate and univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were carried out with the primary, primary assisted and secondary patency, comparing the impact of various risk factors in pre- and post-operative treatments. Results: 64 patients were included in the study, with a mean follow-up time of 428 days (range: 4 − 1140). The technical success rate was 100 %. The primary, primary assisted and secondary patency rates at 1 year were 39 %, 66 % and 81 %, respectively. The limb-salvage rate was 94 %. The early mortality rate was 3.1 %. Early and midterm complication rates were 15.4 % and 6.4 %, respectively. The early mortality rate was 3.1 %. Conclusions: The hybrid approach is a major alternative in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease in multilevel disease and comorbid patients, with low complication and mortality rates and a high limb-salvage rate.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Tseng ◽  
S Bhatt ◽  
M Girardo ◽  
D Liedl ◽  
P Wennberg ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone of treatment for many atherosclerotic vascular pathologies including peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Patients with PAD often have comorbid conditions that require complex antithrombotic therapy, i.e. combined antiplatelet and anticoagulation. Methods All adult patients undergoing ankle brachial index (ABI) measurements were included in the study. ABI values between 1.00 and 1.40 were considered normal, and values below 1.00 or above 1.40 were considered PAD. Demographic, comorbidity and outcome data were obtained using diagnostic codes from the electronic health record. Three medication classes were analyzed: aspirin, non-aspirin oral antiplatelets (e.g. P2Y12 inhibitors) and oral anticoagulants (warfarin and the direct oral anticoagulants). Medication use was determined for patients who had been on a medication for at least one year. Cox proportional hazard analysis for the time to first bleeding event was analyzed. Bleeding was defined as any bleeding requiring medical evaluation (including clinically-relevant non-major bleeding and major bleeding). Results In all, 40,144 patients were included in the analysis (mean age 66±15, 43% female). Patients with PAD were more likely to be on double therapy (one antiplatelet with anticoagulation) (28% vs 19%) and triple therapy (dual antiplatelet with anticoagulation) (10% vs 4%). Unadjusted hazard ratios for bleeding risk showed increased risk of bleeding for patients with PAD (1.18, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.29), though the association is no longer present after adjustment for antithrombotic therapy. Adjusting for age, sex and PAD class, compared to no antithrombotic therapy, there was increased risk of bleeding for monotherapy (1.91, 95% CI: 1.61–2.26), double therapy (3.40, 95% CI: 2.89–4.00) and triple therapy (5.00, 95% CI: 4.21–5.96). Among medications, aspirin and anticoagulant use was independently associated with the greatest increase in risk of bleeding. Conclusion Patients in PAD are at increased risk of bleeding secondary to antithrombotic therapy. Complex antithrombotic therapy with double or triple therapy confer additional bleeding risk, particularly regimens containing aspirin and oral anticoagulants. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R Poudel ◽  
S Kirana ◽  
D Stoyanova ◽  
K.P Mellwig ◽  
D Hinse ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Elevated lipoprotein (a) [LP (a)] levels are an independent, genetic, and causal factor for cardiovascular disease and associated with myocardial infarction (MI). Although the association between circulating levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) is well established, its role in risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) remains unclear. PAD affects over 236 million individuals and follows ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) as the third leading cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular morbidity worldwide. LP (a) is genetically determined, stable throughout life and yet refractory to drug therapy. While 30 mg/dl is considered the upper normal value for LP (a) in central Europe, extremely high LP (a) levels (>150mg/dl) are rare in the general population. The aim of our study was to analyse the correlation between lipoprotein (a) [LP (a)] levels and an incidence of PAD in high-risk patients. Patients and methods We reviewed the LP (a) concentrations of 52.898 consecutive patients admitted to our cardiovascular center between January 2004 and December 2014. Of these, 579 patients had LP (a) levels above 150 mg/dl (mean 181.45±33.1mg/dl). In the control collective LP (a) was <30mg/dl (n=350). Other atherogenic risk factors in this group were HbA1c 6.58±1.65%, low density lipoprotein (LDL) 141.99±43.76 mg/dl, and body mass index 27.81±5.61. 54.40% were male, 26.07% were smokers, 93.2% had hypertension, and 24% had a family history of cardiovascular diseases. More than 82.6% were under statins. The mean glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was 69.13±24.8 ml/min [MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease)]. Results 45.00% (n=261) of the patients with LP (a) >150mg/dl had PAD. The prevalence of PAD in patients with LP (a) <30mg/dl in our control collective was 15.8%. (P- Value 0.001). Patients with LP (a) >150mg/dl had a significantly increased risk for PAD (Odds ratio 4.36, 95% CI 2.94–6.72, p: 0.001). 19.1% of patients were re-vascularized by percutaneous angioplasty (PTA) and 7.09% of patients had to undergo peripheral vascular bypass (PVB). Mean LP (a) level in patients with PAD was 182.6±31.61. Conclusion Elevated LP (a) levels above 150 mg/dl are associated with a significantly increased risk of PAD in our collective and it confirms our hypothesis. Over one fourth of these patients had severe PAD and requiring revascularization therapy. We need more prospective studies to confirm our findings. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. R50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J Warrington ◽  
Elena P Jarpa ◽  
Cynthia S Crowson ◽  
Leslie T Cooper ◽  
Gene G Hunder ◽  
...  

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sona Rivas-Tumanyan ◽  
Kenneth J Mukamal ◽  
Jennifer K Pai ◽  
Kaumudi J Joshipura

Introduction: Markers of endothelial function may be associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease; however, prospective data for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are limited. We evaluated the hypothesis that serum markers of endothelial dysfunction are associated with an increased risk of PAD among women. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study within an ongoing prospective cohort of U.S. female nurses (Nurses’ Health Study). Among 32,826 NHS participants who provided blood samples in 1989-1990, after excluding those who had myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, stroke, or carotid artery surgery prior to the PAD diagnosis, we included all incident PAD cases that occurred between 1990 and 2008 and were confirmed by medical records. Each case was individually matched with three eligible controls using risk-set sampling, by age, smoking, date of blood draw, and fasting status. We evaluated the association between serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), E-selectin, and the risk of PAD, using conditional logistic regression analysis. Results: Complete biomarker data from 1990 was available for 144 cases and 431 controls. After accounting for matching factors, baseline ICAM-1 levels were associated with higher risk of PAD (RR for highest (T3) vs. lowest (T1) tertile=1.75, 95% CI: 1.05-2.90). The association was attenuated and no longer significant (RR T3 vs. T1=1.37, 95% CI: 0.75-2.49) after adjusting for serum levels of HDL and LDL-cholesterol, family history of myocardial infarction, relative weight, reported aspirin and cholesterol-lowering medication use, hypertension and diabetes diagnoses, physical activity, and pack-years of smoking. Additional adjustment for CRP levels further attenuated the relative risk (RR T3 vs. T1= 1.24, 95% CI: 0.67-2.29). We did not observe any significant association between baseline E-selectin levels and the risk of PAD (multivariate- and CRP-adjusted RR T3 vs. T1=0.93, 95% CI: 0.54-1.59). Conclusions: There was no association between ICAM-1 and E-selectin and subsequent PAD in this cohort of U.S women.


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