Limited Prognostic Value of Psoas Muscle Indices in Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

ABSTRACT: Background: Sarcopenia is linked with high rates of adverse surgical outcomes, and computed tomography angiography (CTA)-based psoas measurements are used as imaging sarcopenia surrogates. Their prognostic value in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) undergoing revascularization remains uncertain. Objectives: To evaluate whether CTA-derived psoas muscle indices predict complications and mortality after lower-limb revascularization for CLTI. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of consecutive adults who underwent open, hybrid, or endovascular revascularization for CLTI at a single tertiary center (March 2018-December 2021). Psoas muscle area (PMA) and density (PMD) were measured preoperatively on CTA at the mid-L3 vertebral level. Psoas

SUBMITTER: Halman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550900 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature