Index atherectomy peripheral vascular interventions performed for claudication are associated with more reinterventions than nonatherectomy interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite limited evidence supporting atherectomy alone over stenting/angioplasty as the index peripheral vascular intervention (PVI), the use of atherectomy has rapidly increased in recent years. We previously identified a wide distribution of atherectomy practice patterns among US physicians. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of index atherectomy with reintervention.

Methods

We used 100% Medicare fee-for-service claims to identify all beneficiaries who underwent elective first-time femoropopliteal PVI for claudication between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. Subsequent PVI reinterventions were examined through June 30, 2021. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to compare rates of PVI reinterventions for patients who received index atherectom

SUBMITTER: Kawaji Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9329163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature