Prevalence of Tibial Artery and Pedal Arch Patency by Angiography in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia and Noncompressible Ankle Brachial Index | Zendy

Mandeep Randhawa | Zendy; Grant W. Reed | Zendy; Kevin Grafmiller | Zendy; Heather L. Gornik | Zendy; Mehdi H. Shishehbor | Zendy

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Prevalence of Tibial Artery and Pedal Arch Patency by Angiography in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia and Noncompressible Ankle Brachial Index

Author(s) -

Mandeep Randhawa,

Grant W. Reed,

Kevin Grafmiller,

Heather L. Gornik,

Mehdi H. Shishehbor

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1941-7632

pISSN - 1941-7640

DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004605

Subject(s) - medicine , posterior tibial artery , ankle , stenosis , angiography , anterior tibial artery , ischemia , critical limb ischemia , brachial artery , cardiology , radiology , surgery , artery , arterial disease , vascular disease , blood pressure

Approximately 20% of patients undergoing ankle brachial index testing for critical limb ischemia have noncompressible vessels because of tibial artery calcification. This represents a clinical challenge in determining tibial artery patency. We sought to identify the prevalence of tibial artery and pedal arch patency by angiography in these patients.

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