Endovascular Treatment for Infrainguinal Vessels in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia.

The article discusses a study which evaluated clinical outcomes of Japanese critical limb ischemia patients with infrainguinal arterial lesions who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT). Data show the amputation-free survival (AFS) rate and adverse limb event-free rate. Findings revealed the association of body mass index, heart failure and wound infection with poor prognosis for AFS, and hemodialysis, heart failure and Rutherford classification with poor prognosis for adverse limb events.