Coronary artery disease incidence between type II diabetic and non-diabetic patients with Leriche syndrome.
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BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major determinant of preoperative morbidity and mortality for patients requiring major vascular surgery. The management of CAD in these patients is controversial. AIMS: The incidence and severity of CAD in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with Leriche syndrome was explored. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: 107 patients with Leriche syndrome were selected as major vascular occlusion and grouped according to their diabetic Status. Sex, age, dyslipidemia, obesity, hypertension, clinic cardiac status, coronary angiographic lesions and coronary revascularisation procedures were noted. MATERIAL & METHODS: Patients' demographics, intra-operative and per-operative data were recorded and compared. In every patient with Leriche syndrome scheduled for elective vascular reconstruction coronary angiography was performed. Lesions were evaluated for the percentages of stenosis. Preliminary coronary bypass or percutaneous coronary intervention was recommended for those found to have advanced or severe CAD. Results of revascularisation procedures were compared. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Chi-square or Fisher exact chi-square test is used for conditional variables. Independent samples was analysed by using t-test. Kruskal-Wallis variance test was used if the variances are not homogeneous according to the Levene test. RESULTS: No difference was found in both groups except family history and obesity. Coronary angiographic investigation indicates that 59% of DIAB group and 38% of NONDIAB group patients have advanced or severe CAD which has a high probability for myocardial revascularization. Overall revascularisation rate is 37.8% in DIAB group and 45.7% in NONDIAB group (p=0,641). Preoperative mortality was found 2.7% in diabetics and 4.2% in non-diabetics (p=0.342). CONCLUSIONS: Leriche syndrome with diabetes mellitus is more likely to have advanced coronary disease than those without diabetes mellitus. Coronary angiography and subsequent revascularisation should be performed only in those patients who require major vascular surgery. (+info)
Transradial renal artery angioplasty and stenting in a patient with Leriche syndrome.
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Percutaneous interventional procedures in the renal arteries are usually performed employing a femoral or brachial vascular access. In contrast, the transradial approach has been established for coronary angiography and angioplasty. We encountered a patient with Leriche syndrome who had renovascular hypertension ascribed to a severe left renal artery stenosis. To stabilize his blood pressure, we made an attempt to relieve the renal artery stenosis with Leriche syndrome by transradial renal artery angioplasty and stenting, using devices for coronary intervention. The procedure was successful without complications or residual stenosis. His hypertension improved with less antihypertensive medications. This case suggests that the radial approach might become an alternative entry site for renal artery interventions. (+info)
Acute leriche syndrome due to paradoxical embolism.
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Paradoxical embolism, describing the passage of venous or right-sided cardiac thrombus into the arterial or systemic circulation through patent foramen ovale, is an uncommon cause of acute arterial occlusion. Here, we report acute Leriche syndrome in a young woman attributable to paradoxical embolism. Ischaemia, patent foramen ovale, and venous thrombosis were the triad of evidence for paradoxical embolism. (+info)
Transradial approach to lower extremity interventions.
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Percutaneous interventions of the coronary and peripheral vessels have historically been performed using a femoral artery approach. There has been increasing recognition of post-procedural bleeding complications and its impact on short- and long-term mortality. Because of its now recognized safety, the transradial approach has recently emerged as a preferred method compared to the transfemoral approach. The limitations associated with the distance from the puncture site to the lesion location are being addressed as new tools are developed for the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease. In this review, we discuss the many facets of the transradial approach to lower extremity endovascular interventions, highlighting its safety and efficacy. Approaches to special populations including individuals with prior surgical bypass, Leriche's syndrome, and those committed to chronic anticoagulation are also reviewed. (+info)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection associated with Leriche syndrome.
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An unusual angiographic appearance of aorto-iliac disease presenting as the Leriche syndrome.
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An unusual angiographic presentation of Leriche syndrome is described that demonstrates short segment occlusions of iliac arteries with bilaterally symmetrical post-stenotic dilatations. (+info)