Key result
Conservative peripheral angioplasty prior to emergent intraaortic balloon pump insertion resulted in no peripheral ischemic events in four patients with peripheral vascular disease.
Why the study?
Does conservative peripheral angioplasty prior to IABP insertion prevent peripheral ischemic events in patients with peripheral vascular disease requiring urgent IABP?
Does conservative peripheral angioplasty prior to IABP insertion prevent peripheral ischemic events in patients with peripheral vascular disease requiring urgent IABP?
Conservative peripheral angioplasty prior to emergent IABP insertion may be a safe and effective new approach to prevent peripheral ischemic events in patients with critical iliac stenosis.
Four selected cases of emergent IABP insertion in PV patients are presented. After angiographic documentation of critical iliac stenosis, conservative peripheral angioplasty was performed prior to IABP insertion. No patient experienced a peripheral ischemic event associated with IABP use.
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Lewis et al. (1992) studied this question. Conservative peripheral angioplasty prior to emergent intraaortic balloon pump insertion resulted in no peripheral ischemic events in four patients with peripheral vascular disease.
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