Long-term effects of endovascular angioplasty on orthostatic vasocutaneous autoregulation in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis Marc J. Husmann, MD, Matthias Barton, MD, Vincenzo Jacomella, MD, Antonio Silvestro, MD, Beatrice R. Amann-Vesti, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 993-997 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.038 Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Effect of angioplasty on skin blood flow and vasocutaneous autoregulation. Skin blood flow in supine (Flux supine) and sitting (Flux sitting) position and the decrease in flux on sitting (venoarteriolar response; VAR) in patients with stable intermittent claudication. Measurements were obtained before and after successful percutaneous angioplasty of femoro-popliteal obstructions. *P < .05 before versus after angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 44, 993-997DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Vasocutaneous autoregulation in controls and in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Decrease in skin blood flow on sitting (venoarteriolar response; VAR) in healthy controls compared to patients with stable intermittent claudication before and after femoro-popliteal angioplasty. *P < .05 versus controls; †P < .05 before versus after angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 44, 993-997DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Long term effect of angioplasty on vasocutaneous autoregulation in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Decrease in skin blood flow on sitting (venoarteriolar response; VAR) in patients with stable intermittent claudication before and six months after femoro-popliteal angioplasty. *P < .05 for follow-up after angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 44, 993-997DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Long-term effect of angioplasty on ankle-brachial pressure indices in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Ankle-brachial pressure indices in patients with stable intermittent claudication before and six months after femoro-popliteal angioplasty. *P < .05 for follow-up after angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 44, 993-997DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions