Critical Limb Ischemia: Left Anterior Tibial Artery Angioplasty – March 2018
1495 72 year old man with history of type 2 DM, chronic kidney disease (baseline creatinine 1.9) and coronary artery disease status post PCI in 2014. He presented with complaints of left leg cluadication x 2 months and claudication distance decreased from ~1 block to less than 100 feet over last 3 weeks. Also reports pain at night which is relieved in dependent position. No history of ulcers. On examination there is dependent rubor and monophasic left DP and PT signal. Her home medications include Aspirin 81 mg/day, Clopidogrel 75 mg/day and atorvastatin 20 mg qhs. ABI done 3 weeks ago: Right- 0.73, Left: 0.52.
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Management of Aortoiliac Disease (CERAB Technique) – September 2020
8 Case and Plan: 72 year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, hypothyroidism, former smoker with several months of bilateral, severe lifestyle limiting claudication with less than 1/2-1 block of exertion that has progressed to pain at rest. Pain involves her bilateral thighs, legs and feet. Noninvasive studies severely reduced ABIs bilaterally with monophasic waveforms in the […]
LEFT SFA CTO REVASCULARIZATION – August 2020
203 Case and Plan: 55 year-old-male with mutliple comorbidities, who presents with ongoing, bilateral lifestyle-limiting claudication now progressed to rest pain (L>R) who is status post R SFA CTO intervention and now planned for L SFA CTO intervention via femoral approach.
Transradial Approach for CFA Intervention Involving Fem-Fem Bypass Graft – July 2020
175 Case and Plan: 70 year-old male with a PMHx of HTN, HLD, asthma, NIDDM, CKD Stage III, HFpEF (55%), MGUS, CAD s/p 2vCABG and PAD s/p bilateral common iliac stent c/b left common iliac artery stent occlusion s/p R->L fem-fem bypass who is presenting with progressive claudication now present at rest (Rutherford 4). Lower extremity […]
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of left popliteal artery – June 2020
675 Case and Plan: This is a 68 F with hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and peripheral arterial disease who had prior interventions of the right lower extremity. She presented to the office with life style limiting claudication that has progressed to pain at rest despite optimal medical and exercise therapy. Non invasive studies showed severely reduced ABI […]