Chapter 105 - Lower extremity arterial disease - medical management and decisions Flashcards

1
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PAD prevalence overall and age distributed

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4.3% 40-49 years: 0.9% 50-59 years: 2.5% 60-69 years: 4.7% >69 years: 14.5%

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2
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5 years course of intermittent claudication

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amputation 1-7% deterioration 25%

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3
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CLTI cardiovascular mortality in 1, 5 and 10 years

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1 year: 12% 5 years: 42% 10 years: 65%

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4
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Chronic subclinical LE ischemia definition

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ABI < 0.9 without IC or CLTI usually due to limitation of other comorbidity

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5
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Ambulation rate of decline in I.C.

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8.4 m/yr

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6
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Structured exercise survival benefit in 5 years

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80.5% vs 56.7%

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7
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ACC/AHA recommendation on exercise

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30-45 min x 3-4/week for 12 weeks

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8
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Percentage of patients with I.C. where exercise therapy can be completed

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1/3

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9
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Two FDA approved drugs for PAD

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1) Pentoxifylline (Trental) 2) Cilostazol (Pletal)

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10
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Cilostazol MOA

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Phosphodiesterase III inhibitor –> increase cAMP 1) SMC relaxation 2) inhibit platelet aggregation 3) decrease SMC proliferation 4) decrease TG, increase HDL 5) increase VEGF

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11
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Effect of cilostazol

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1) increase walking distance by 50% 2) increase quality of life

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12
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Side effects of cilastazol

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1) headache 2) diarrhea and other GI symptoms 3) CHF exacerbation 4) interact with cytochrome p450 system

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13
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Contraindication of cilastazol

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CHF

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14
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Dose of Cilostazol

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100 mg po BID start slow titrate up

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15
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Cilostazol vs pentoxifylline

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Cilostazol better at increasing walking distance

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16
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TASC definition

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Trans Atlantic Inter Society Consensus

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17
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TASC purpose

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1) gauge extent of angiographic disease 2) aid in decision making

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18
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What % of CLTI post-op bypass does not show clinical improvement despite graft patency

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10%

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19
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Specific names of QOL PAD surveys

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1) SF36 2) Nottingham Health Profile

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20
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Endpoint in I.C. treatment

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Quality of life

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21
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Endpoint for CLTI based on Taylor et al in Rutherford class 5/6 bypass success

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1) Patent until wound heal 2) Limb salvage 1 year 3) ambulatory 1 year 4) survival 6 months Total probability 44%

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22
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TASC and TASC II years

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TASC 2000 TASC II 2007

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23
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Run off score

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0 < 20% stenosis 1: 20-50% stenosis 2: 50-99% stenosis 2.5: < half occluded 3: > half occluded

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24
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Calcium score in PAD anatomy

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0: none 1: < 25% 2: 25-50% 3:> 50% circumference

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25
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Lesion length category

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Short < 6cm Intermediate 7-10cm Long > 10cm

26
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I.C. risk of amputation per year and cardiac death

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Amputation 1% Cardiac death 3-5%/year

27
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Smoking cessation in I.C.

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1) unclear if increases walking distance 2) reduces cardiovascular events

28
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Cilostazol cannot be used in this % of population and why

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15% CHF

29
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ACC/AHA guideline for treatment of PAD

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1) antiplatelet 2) cilostazol Class I evidence

30
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CLEVER study on PAD

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Claudication: exercise vs endoluminal revascularization 6 month: walking time best in exercise > stent > drugs QOL: best in stent > exercise > drugs

31
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Amputation in I.C. patients post-op from revasc attempt

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1.6% in 1 year

32
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Medical therapy only in PAD effectiveness

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30%

33
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Johnson characteristics most ammenable to perc endo treatment

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1) focal lesion 2) large diameter 3) adequate outflow

34
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CIA angioplasty patency in 5 year

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70%

35
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% of IC that progress to CLTI

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< 5%

36
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Typical CLTI symptom duration and pressure measurement for diagnosis

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2 weeks of symptoms Ankle pressure < 50 toe pressure < 30

37
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CLTI outcomes in amputation and death 1 year

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25% amp 25% death

38
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Medical treatment only in CLTI amp rate

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40% amputation at 6 months

39
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Decision in CLTI

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1) medical vs intervention 2) amputation vs revasc 3) endo vs open

40
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Rate of primary amputation in CLTI

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10-40%

41
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Unreconstructable CLTI rate

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60%

42
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Factors that increase BKA healing

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1) well-controlled comorbidities 2) palpable femoral 3) warm calf 4) no infection

43
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Immediate post-op prosthesis benefits

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1) reduce revision (5.4 vs 27.6%) 2) 86% independent amublation rate 3) time to ambulation 15.2 days

44
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BASIL trial on 1 year amputation-free survival in bypass vs endo then bypass

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Endo then bypass 40% Primary bypass 70%

45
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Situational perfusion enhancement

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For healing wounds temporarily

46
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BASIL key points

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1) 450 patients randomized to bypass vs POBA 2) 6 months AFS 21 vs 26% 3) 2 year surgery is better in AFS and survival

47
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BASIL 2

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vein bypass vs best endo 600 patients primary outcome: amputation free survival

48
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BEST CLI

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best endo vs best surgery 2100 patients primary outcome: MALE

49
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Mortality following LE bypass

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1.8%

50
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Cardiac complication following LE bypass

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7.2%

51
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Angiogenesis for CLTI possibilities

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1) VEGF 2) HGF 3) stem cell

52
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Other research in CLTI

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1) Hypoxia inducible factor pathway stimulation (prolyl-4-hydroxylase inhibitor, thioredoxin system, peroxome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha protein, micro RNA, oligonucleotide) 2) therapeutic ultrasound 3) immune modulation 4) viral gene transfer 5) antibiotic therapy 6) cell-free oxygen delivery vectors

53
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Decision tree analysis in revascularization of CLTI

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1) revascularization vs primary amputation gives 1.1 QALYs 2) revascularization vs medical only gives 1.2 QALYs gain 3) revascularization least costly per QALY if 1 month patency > 11%

54
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TASC C lesion decision tree

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Stent if 1) primary patency > 32% in 5 years 2) age > 80 3) mortality periop of bypass > 6%

55
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Pharmacologic treatment of claudication part 1

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56
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Pharmacologic treatment of claudication part 2

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57
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CLTI endpoints different types and definitions

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58
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Taylor’s probability of failure after bypass when clinical condition is present

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2 factors: 33% success

3 factors: 10% success

all 4 factors: 5% success

hyperlipidemia doesn’t count

59
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TASC II aorto-iliac lesions

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60
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TASC II femoropopliteal lesions

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61
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Morbidity after bypass surgery

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62
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Comparison of different risk stratification scores in cardiovascular disease and PAD

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