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ArticleEJVES short reports2019

Assessment of the Severity of Ischaemia and the Outcomes of Revascularisation in Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients Based on the Skin Microcirculatory Response to a Thermal Load Test.

Yohei Yamamoto, Yoshinori Inoue, Kimihiro Igari, Takahiro Toyofuku, Toshifumi Kudo, Hiroyuki Uetake

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Yohei YamamotoDepartment of Surgical Specialties, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshinori InoueAmbulatory Vascular Surgical Clinic Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kimihiro IgariDepartment of Surgical Specialties, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahiro ToyofukuDepartment of Surgical Specialties, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshifumi KudoDepartment of Surgical Specialties, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki UetakeDepartment of Surgical Specialties, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

objectiveThis study investigated the skin microcirculatory response to a thermal load test using a laser Doppler flowmetry device to evaluate the severity of limb ischaemia and the outcomes of revascularisation in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

methodsA total of 34 PAD patients (39 limbs) including 17 critical limb ischaemia (CLI) patients (21 limbs) who underwent revascularisation were enrolled. The skin microcirculation of the dorsal side of the affected foot was investigated for 15 minutes after local heating. The tests were performed both before and after revascularisation, and several parameters gleaned from the microcirculatory fluctuations were analysed and compared with the ankle brachial pressure index and the transcutaneous oxygen tension (tcPO

resultsAmong the parameters, significant differences were observed between the CLI patients and patients with claudication with regard to the increasing phase time (T

conclusionsThermal load testing can be used to evaluate the severity of limb ischaemia in patients with PAD.

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Cold induced vasodilationCritical limb ischaemiaLaser Doppler flowmetryMicrocirculationPeripheral arterial diseaseRevascularisation

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PMID30815594
PMCPMC6378628

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