Acute Ischemia due to Superficial Femoral Artery Thrombosis: Results of In Situ Fibrinolysis

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Matthieu ArsicotAntoine Millon

Abstract

The management of acute ischemia due to the thrombosis superficial femoral artery (SFA) stents is complex. In situ arterial fibrinolysis, still not evaluated in this indication, would allow, by lifting the ischemia and uncovering its cause, to avoid thrombectomy, endovascular recanalization, or arterial bypass. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness, the complications, and the assisted secondary patency of in situ fibrinolysis for thrombosis of SFA stents. We conducted a retrospective monocentric study with prospective collection of the data. Between October 2011 and December 2014, 86 in situ fibrinolysis procedures were carried out for acute lower limb ischemia. Twelve procedures were carried out for acute ischemia due to the thrombosis of SFA stents. Clinical success was defined by the lifting of acute ischemia. The causes of thromboses, the complications related to the fibrinolysis, and the secondary assisted patency were analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 66.3 (55-90) years. The average length of the stents was 119.3 (18-270) mm. In 10 patients, the thrombosis extended in the full length of the artery. The average time between the implantation of the stent and the initiation of the fibrinolysis w...Continue Reading

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