Postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing elective revascularization for critical limb ischemia and intermittent claudication: A subanalysis of the Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) trial Amritha Raghunathan, BA, Joseph H. Rapp, MD, Fred Littooy, MD, Steven Santilli, MD, William C. Krupski, MD, Herbert B. Ward, MD, Lizy Thottapurathu, MS, Thomas Moritz, MS, Edward O. McFalls, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 43, Issue 6, Pages 1175-1182 (June 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.12.069 Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The percentage of patients with either claudication (CL) or critical limb ischemia (CLI) who were found to have a ≥70% stenosis in one, two, or three vessels of the coronary circulation (p = .073 comparing CL to CLI). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 1175-1182DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.12.069) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The medication usage patients reported ≤24 hours before surgery. Comparing the patients with critical limb ischemia and claudication, p values were: antiplatelet use = .595; β-blocker use = .534; statins use < .001; and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) use p < .001*. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 1175-1182DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.12.069) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The percentage of patients who had limb loss, stroke, or reoperation in the perioperative period. Comparing the patients with CLI and IC, the p values were: limb loss = .008; stroke = .922; and reoperation = p < .001*. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 1175-1182DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.12.069) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 The percentage of patients who had either myocardial infarction or mortality perioperatively or in long-term follow up. Comparing the patients with critical limb ischemia and claudication, the p values were: perioperative myocardial infarction = .024; long-term myocardial infarction = .079; perioperative mortality = .36; and long-term mortality = .825. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 1175-1182DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.12.069) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions