Comparison of endovascular therapies for chronic limb-threatening ischemia and claudication.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Analysis of regional data from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) suggested improved survival for patients undergoing stent placement compared with balloon angioplasty and atherectomy. Using national data from the VQI linked to Medicare claims data through the Vascular Implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Network program, this study aimed to compare the rates of mortality, reintervention, and amputation after endovascular interventions (atherectomy, stenting, and balloon angioplasty) for two separate cohorts: patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and patients with claudication.

Methods

This was a secondary data analysis of Society for Vascular Surgery National VQI data linked to Medicare claims, between October 2016 and December 2019

SUBMITTER: Chu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11144288 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature