Correlation between venous pressure gradients and intravascular ultrasound in the diagnosis of iliac vein compression syndrome

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between venous pressure gradients (VPGs) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for the diagnosis of caval-iliac venous obstructions in patients with advanced chronic venous insufficiency. Methods: Fifty patients with advanced chronic venous insufficiency symptoms (Clinical, Etiology, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology class 3 to 6) were prospectively submitted to multiplanar venography (MV) with intravenous pressure measurements and IVUS. The patients' lower limbs were divided accordingly: group I, limbs with <50% obstruction on IVUS (n » 49); and group II, limbs with $50% obstruction on IVUS (n » 51). Receiver operating characteristic curves compared the diagnostic performance of the VPGs. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy assessed the performance of VPGs in categories to determine the presence of significant obstruction. Logistic regression assessed the capacity of the VPGs to identify significant obstruction. Results: The most frequent point of venous compression according to IVUS was the proximal left common iliac vein (70%; P < .05). Group II showed a greater prevalence of transpelvic (group I, 8.2%; group II, 74.5%; P < .001) and paravertebral collaterals (group I, 4.1%; group II, 45.1%; P < .001) on n MV. The femoral vein pressures at rest and after reactive hyperemia as well as the femorocaval gradient after reactive hyperemia (FCG-rh) and the femoral gradient after reactive hyperemia were significantly higher in group II (P » .001, P < .001, P » .002, and P » .006). The FCG-rh and the femoral gradient after reactive hyperemia presented the best diagnostic performance among the VPGs (P » .004 and P » .007) in n the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, although no significant differences between them were found. All the gradients presented low values of sensitivity (<40%). negative predictive value (<60%). and accuracy (<30%). Logistic regression showed that FCG-rh was significantly independent of MV (OR, 8.1; P » .011) in identifying significant obstructions. Conclusions: There is correlation between the VPGs and significant obstructions with IVUS. However, this correlation does not translate to a good diagnostic performance of these VPGs. Only the FCG-rh added significant information to MV in identifying significant caval-iliac vein obstructions.

Prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing electrocoagulation and radiofrequency in the treatment of patients with great saphenous vein insufficiency and lower limb varicose veins.

OBJECTIVE: Thermoablation has been replacing conventional surgery in the surgical treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux in patients with lower limb varicose veins; however, thermoablation is expensive. Intravenous electrocoagulation (EC) may, selectively and safely, cause necrosis of the GSV wall, but the clinical results have never been studied. The objective of this study was to compare EC and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of GSV insufficiency, considering efficacy, complications, and effect on quality of life. METHODS: This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Patients with lower limb varicose veins and GSV reflux confirmed by duplex ultrasound were randomized into two treatment groups: EC and RFA. Patients were followed up at 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months after the procedure. Occlusion of the GSV confirmed by duplex ultrasound was considered the primary outcome, and the rate of complications and improvement in quality of life, using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire score, were the secondary outcomes. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients were included, with a total of 85 treated GSVs; 43 were treated with RFA and 42 with EC. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups regarding age (P = .264), sex (P = .612), Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire score (P = .054), and diameter (P = .880) and depth (P = .763) of the treated GSV. In the intraoperative period, immediately after thermoablation, all GSVs treated with EC presented no flow and incompressibility in the treated segment, whereas 12 limbs still had flow in the treated GSV (P < .001) and 9 veins showed compressibility (P < .001) when treated with RFA. The main postoperative complication was paresthesia; however, there was no statistical significance between the groups (P = .320) regarding its presence. Time to return to routine activities was lower in the EC group than in the RFA group (P = .026). There was no difference between the groups at the 3-month (P = .157) and 6-month (P = .157) follow-up in occlusion of the GSV and improvement of the quality of life score (P = .786 and P = .401, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: EC has been shown to be an effective method for ablation of the GSV, with venous occlusion rate, occurrence of complications, and effect on quality of life similar to those with RFA.

Prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing electrocoagulation and radiofrequency in the treatment of patients with great saphenous vein insufficiency and lower limb varicose veins

OBJECTIVE: Thermoablation has been replacing conventional surgery in the surgical treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux in patients with lower limb varicose veins; however, thermoablation is expensive. Intravenous electrocoagulation (EC) may, selectively and safely, cause necrosis of the GSV wall, but the clinical results have never been studied. The objective of this study was to compare EC and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of GSV insufficiency, considering efficacy, complications, and effect on quality of life.METHODS:This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Patients with lower limb varicose veins and GSV reflux confirmed by duplex ultrasound were randomized into two treatment groups: EC and RFA. Patients were followed up at 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months after the procedure. Occlusion of the GSV confirmed by duplex ultrasound was considered the primary outcome, and the rate of complications and improvement in quality of life, using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire score, were the secondary outcomes...

Angiossarcoma mimetizando endoleak tardio pós-reparo endovascular de aneurisma de aorta infrarrenal: relato de caso / Angiosarcoma mimicking a late endoleak following endovascular aneurysm repair: case report

Em todo paciente submetido a reparo endovascular do aneurisma de aorta abdominal (REVA) que se apresente subitamente com quadro de dor abdominal ou sinais de choque, a hipótese de endoleak ou vazamento, com expansão do aneurisma e ruptura deve ser aventada. Apresentamos o caso de um paciente em pós-operatório de REVA que apresentou uma neoplasia de duodeno mimetizando um endoleak

Whenever a patient who has undergone endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) presents with sudden onset abdominal pains or signs of shock, the hypothesis of endoleak with aneurysm expansion and rupture should be considered. We present the case of an EVAR patient in whom a tumor of the duodenum mimicked an endoleak during the postoperative period

Tratamento endovascular de aneurisma de aorta abdominal com fístula aorto-cava utilizando oclusor vascular concomitante a endoprótese bifurcada: relato de caso / Endovascular treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula using a vascular occluder and a bifurcated endograft in a single intervention: case report

As fístulas aorto-cava são entidades raras e de etiologia variada, estando frequentemente associadas a significativa morbimortalidade. Acredita-se que o aumento da tensão da parede nos grandes aneurismas resulte em reação inflamatória e aderência à veia adjacente, culminando na erosão das camadas aderidas e na formação da fístula. O tratamento cirúrgico convencional tem altas taxas de mortalidade. Embolia pulmonar paradoxal e o vazamento são complicações temidas do tratamento endovascular. O uso de oclusor vascular associado a endoprótese bifurcada é boa opção no tratamento do aneurisma de aorta abdominal com fístula aorto-cava

Aortocaval fistulae are rare entities with a variety of etiologies and are very often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is believed that increased tension in the walls of large aneurysms can cause an inflammatory reaction resulting in adhesion to the adjacent vein and culminating in erosion of the adherent layers and fistula formation. Conventional surgical treatment has high mortality rates. Paradoxical pulmonary embolism and endoleaks are the most concerning complications linked with endovascular treatment. Using a vascular occluder in combination with a bifurcated endograft is a good option for the treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula

Estudo da correlaçõa entre as medidas de pressão intravenosa do sistema cavo-ilíaco e a avaliaçõa com ultrassom intravascular no diagnóstico da Síndrome de May-Thurner em pacientes com insuficiência venosa crônica avançada dos membros inferiores / Study of the correlation between intravenous pressure measurements in the cavo-iliac system and Intravascular ultrasound findings in the diagnosis of May-Thurner Syndrome in patients with advanced chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limbs

Introdução: A Insuficiência Venosa Crônica (IVC) é responsável pela grande maioria dos sintomas vasculares que acometem os membros inferiores, podendo levar a graves sintomas. A Síndrome de compressão Venosa Cavo-ilíaca (SCVCI) é cada vez mais reconhecida como importante causa da IVC e os métodos de imagem utilizados para o seu diagnóstico fornecem informações anatômicas, mas não trazem informações fisiológicas claras. A importância diagnóstica dos Gradientes pressóricos venosos Cavo-ilíacos precisa ser mais bem estudada e esses ainda não foram comparados ao método padrão-ouro atualmente disponível, o Ultrassom Intravascular (UI). Esse estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a correlação entre as medidas de Pressão intravenosa (PI) e Gradientes pressóricos (GP) e a presença de obstrução venosa significativa no Sistema Cavo-Ilíaco (SCI) estabelecida pelo UI, para o diagnóstico da SCVCI em pacientes portadores de IVC avançada dos membros inferiores. Método: Foram incluídos 50 pacientes com IVC avançada (Classificação CEAP 3 ou superior) de, ao menos, um dos membros inferiores, sem melhora após um ano de tratamento clínico, totalizando 100 membros inferiores. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos, prospectivamente, aos exames de Ultrassom Vascular com Doppler Colorido (UVDC), Angiotomografia Computadorizada Helicoidal (ACTH), Flebografia Multiplanar Ascendente (FMA), Medidas de pressão intravenosa e Ultrassom Intravascular (UI)...

Endovascular treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula using a vascular occluder and a bifurcated endograft in a single intervention: case report

Aortocaval fistulae are rare entities with a variety of etiologies and are very often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is believed that increased tension in the walls of large aneurysms can cause an inflammatory reaction resulting in adhesion to the adjacent vein and culminating in erosion of the adherent layers and fistula formation. Conventional surgical treatment has high mortality rates. Paradoxical pulmonary embolism and endoleaks are the most concerning complications linked with endovascular treatment. Using a vascular occluder in combination with a bifurcated endograft is a good option for the treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula.

Embolization by micro navigation for treatment of persistent type 2 Endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair / Embolização por micronavegação para tratamento de Endoleak tipo 2 persistente após reparo endovascular do aneurisma de aorta abdominal

Background: Endovascular repair has become established as a safe and effective method for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. One major complication of this treatment is leakage, or endoleaks, of which type 2 leaks are the most common. Objective: To conduct a brief review of the literature and evaluate the safety and effectiveness of embolization by micronavigation for treatment of type 2 endoleaks. Method: A review of medical records from patients who underwent endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms identified 5 patients with persistent type 2 endoleaks. These patients were submitted to embolization by micronavigation. Results: In all cases, angiographic success was achieved and control CT scans showed absence of type 2 leaks and aneurysm sacs that had reduced in size after the procedure. Conclusion: Treatment of type 2 endoleaks using embolization by micronavigation is an effective and safe method and should be considered as a treatment option for this complication after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. .

Contexto: O reparo endovascular se estabeleceu como uma modalidade segura e efetiva no tratamento do Aneurisma de Aorta Abdominal. Uma das principais complicações deste tipo de tratamento é o Vazamento ou Endoleak, sendo o do tipo 2 o mais frequente deles. Objetivo: Fazer uma breve revisão de literatura e avaliar a segurança e a efetividade da embolização por micronavegação para o tratamento do Vazamento tipo 2. Método: A revisão dos prontuários dos pacientes submetidos ao Reparo Endovascular do Aneurisma de Aorta abdominal identificou cinco pacientes que apresentavam Endoleak tipo 2 persistente. Esses pacientes foram submetidos à embolização por micronavegação. Resultado: Em todos os casos, houve sucesso angiográfico e as tomografias de controle evidenciavam ausência de Vazamento tipo 2 e diminuição do saco aneurismático, após o procedimento. Conclusão: O tratamento do Endoleak tipo II por embolização por micronavegação é um método efetivo e seguro, sendo considerado uma opção para esta complicação após o Reparo Endovascular do Aneurisma de Aorta Abdominal. .

Left subclavian artery stenting: an option for the treatment of the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome.

INTRODUCTION: The subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by the vertebral artery flow inversion, due to a stenotic lesion in the origin of the subclavian artery. The Coronary-subclavian Steal Syndrome is a variation of the Subclavian Steal Syndrome and is characterized by inversion of flow in the Internal Thracic artery that has been used as conduct in a myocardial revascularization. Its diagnosis must be suspected in patients with difference in pulse and arterial pressure in the upper limbs, that present with angina pectoris and that have done a myocardial revascularization. Its treatment must be a surgical bypass or a transluminal angioplasty. OBJECTIVE: The objective is to show the left subclavian artery stenting as a safe and effective method to treat the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. METHODS: Historical prospective, non-randomized trial, through revision of the hospital records of the patients treated with the stenting of the left subclavian artery, from January 2006 to September 2012. RESULTS: In the mentioned period, 4.291 miocardial revascularizations were performed with the use of the left mammary artery, and 16 patients were identified to have the Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. All of them were submitted to endovascular treatment. The success rate was 100%; two patients experienced minor complications; none of them presented with major complications. Eleven of the 16 patients had ultrassonographic documentation of patent stent for at least one year; two patients lost follow up and other two died. CONCLUSION: The stenting of the left subclavian artery is a good option for the treatment of the Coronary-subclavian Steal Syndrome, with high level of technical and clinical success.

Resultados do Uso de Stent de Nitinol Superflexível em Artérias Poplíteas / Outcomes of the Use of a Superflexible Nitinol Stent in the Popliteal Artery

Introdução: As taxas de patência primária no longo prazo para a angioplastia transluminal percutânea, com implante de stents de primeira e segunda gerações, no tratamento da artéria poplítea, têm sido desapontadoras. No entanto, resultados com novos stents de nitinol parecem promissores. Nosso objetivo foi avaliar desfechos clínicos no curto prazo do uso de stents de nitinol superflexíveis no tratamento de lesões ateroscleróticas nos segmentos poplíteos. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, longitudinal, realizado no período de abril a dezembro de 2013. Foram avaliados as características populacionais, os dados do procedimento e os exames de imagem aos 6 meses, sendo obtidas as taxas de patência do stent e de salvamento de membro. Resultados: Incluímos, nesta análise, 14 pacientes, com idade de 73 ± 11 anos, 50% do sexo masculino e 64,3% diabéticos. Todos os pacientes apresentavam lesão trófica nos membros tratados. As lesões arteriográficas foram classificadas pelo critério Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) em B e C em igual proporção. Na avaliação do leito de escoamento, 78,6% dos pacientes possuíam apenas uma artéria pérvia, sendo a artéria fibular a mais frequentemente observada. As zonas de aterrissagem dos stents foram o segmento médio da artéria poplítea em 57,1% dos casos e, nos demais, o segmento distal da artéria, cruzando a articulação do joelho. Durante o seguimento de 6 meses, não foram observadas fraturas dos stents. A taxa de patência primária foi de 85,7% e a de salvamento do membro foi de 100%. Conclusões: A angioplastia com uso de stent de nitinol superflexível demonstrou ser segura e efetiva no tratamento das lesões ateroscleróticas da artéria poplítea...

Background: The long-term primary patency rates for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty using first and second generation stents for the treatment of the popliteal artery have been disappointing. However, results with the new nitinol stents seem promising. Our objective was to evaluate short-term clinical outcomes using the superflexible nitinol stent in the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions in popliteal segments. Methods: Retrospective longitudinal study conducted from April to December 2013. Population characteristics, procedure-related data and imaging tests were assessed at 6 months. Stent patency and limb salvage rates were obtained. Results: A total of 14 patients with mean age of 73 ± 11 years were included, of which 50% were male and 64.3% diabetic. All patients had trophic lesions in the treated limbs. The arteriographic lesions were classified according to the criteria of the Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) criteria as TASC B and C inequal proportions. In the assessment of below-the-knee runoff, 78.6% of the patients had only one distal pervious artery, of which the fibular artery was the most frequently observed. The stent landing zone was the mid segment of the popliteal artery in 57.1% of the cases and the distal segment, crossing the knee joint, in the remaining patients. During the 6 month follow-up there were no stent fractures. The primary patency rate was 85.7% and the limb salvage rate was 100%. Conclusions: In our study, angioplasty using the super flexible nitinol stent demonstrated to be safe and effective for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions of the popliteal artery...

Left subclavian artery stenting: an option for the treatment of the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome / Angioplastia com stent de artéria subclávia esquerda: uma opção no tratamento da síndrome do roubo coronário-subclávio

Introduction: The subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by the vertebral artery flow inversion, due to a stenotic lesion in the origin of the subclavian artery. The Coronary-subclavian Steal Syndrome is a variation of the Subclavian Steal Syndrome and is characterized by inversion of flow in the Internal Thracic artery that has been used as conduct in a myocardial revascularization. Its diagnosis must be suspected in patients with difference in pulse and arterial pressure in the upper limbs, that present with angina pectoris and that have done a myocardial revascularization. Its treatment must be a surgical bypass or a transluminal angioplasty. Objective: The objective is to show the left subclavian artery stenting as a safe and effective method to treat the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. Methods: Historical prospective, non-randomized trial, through revision of the hospital records of the patients treated with the stenting of the left subclavian artery, from January 2006 to September 2012. Results: In the mentioned period, 4.291 miocardial revascularizations were performed with the use of the left mammary artery, and 16 patients were identified to have the Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. All of them were submitted to endovascular treatment. The success rate was 100%; two patients experienced minor complications; none of them presented with major complications. Eleven of the 16 patients had ultrassonographic documentation of patent stent for at least one year; two patients lost follow up and other two died. Conclusion: The stenting of the left subclavian artery is a good option for the treatment of the Coronary-subclavian Steal Syndrome, with high level of technical and clinical success. .

Introdução: A síndrome do roubo de subclávia caracteriza-se por inversão de fluxo na artéria vertebral, decorrente de lesão estenótica na origem da artéria subclávia. A síndrome do roubo coronário-subclávio é uma variante da síndrome do roubo de subclávia e caracteriza-se por inversão de fluxo na artéria torácica interna que foi usada como conduto na revascularização do miocárdio. Seu diagnóstico deve ser suspeitado em pacientes com diferença de pulso ou pressão em membros superiores que apresentem quadro anginoso e com histórico de revascularização miocárdica. Seu tratamento pode ser realizado através de bypass cirúrgico ou por meio de angioplastia transluminal percutânea. Objetivo: O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar a angioplastia com stent da artéria subclávia esquerda como um tratamento efetivo e seguro da síndrome do roubo coronário-subclávio. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo histórico, não randomizado, através da revisão de prontuários dos pacientes submetidos a angioplastia de artéria subclávia, no período de Janeiro de 2006 a Setembro de 2012. Resultados: Foram realizadas neste período, 4.291 revascularizações miocárdicas com uso de torácica interna esquerda, sendo identificados 16 pacientes portadores da síndrome do roubo coronário-subclávio. Todos foram submetidos a tratamento endovascular. O índice de sucesso terapêutico foi de 100%; dois pacientes experimentaram complicações menores; nenhum apresentou complicações maiores. Do total, 11 pacientes apresentavam documentação ultrassonográfica de stent pérvio por pelo menos um ano; dois pacientes perderam seguimento e outros dois foram a óbito. ...

Evaluation of preoperative computed tomography angiography in association with conventional angiography versus computed tomography angiography only, in the endovascular treatment of aortic diseases / Avaliação da realização pré-operatória da angiotomografia associada a angiografia convencional versus angiotomografia apenas no tratamento endovascular das doenças da aorta

Objective To evaluate the association of conventional angiography (AG) with computed tomography angiography (CTA) as compared with CTA only, preoperatively, in the treatment of aortic diseases. Materials and Methods Retrospective study involving patients submitted to endovascular treatment of aortic diseases, in the period from January 2009 to July 2010, with use of preoperative CTA + conventional AG or CTA only. The patients were divided into two groups, namely: G1 – thoracic aortic diseases; and G2 – abdominal aortic diseases. G1 was subdivided into 1A (preoperative AG + CTA) and 1B (preoperative CTA). G2 was subdivided into 2C (CTA + AG) and 2D (CTA only). Results The authors evaluated 156 patients. In subgroups 1A and 1B, the rate of technical success was, respectively, 100% and 94.7% (p = 1.0); and the rate of therapeutic success was, respectively, 81% and 58% (p = 0.13). A higher number of complications were observed in subgroup 1B (p = 0.057). The accuracy in the calculation of the prosthesis was higher in subgroup 1A (p = 0.065). In their turn, the rate of technical success in subgroups 2C and 2D was, respectively, 92.3% and 98.6% (p = 0.17). The rate of therapeutic success was 73% and 98.6% (p = 0.79). Conclusion Preoperative conventional AG should be reserved for cases where CTA cannot provide all the information in the planning of a therapeutic intervention. .

Objetivo Avaliar a associação entre angiografia (AG) e angiotomografia (ATG) pré-intervenção, comparada apenas à ATG, no tratamento de doenças aórticas. Materiais e Métodos Estudo retrospectivo, envolvendo pacientes submetidos a tratamento endovascular de doenças aórticas, no período de janeiro de 2009 a julho de 2010, com o uso de AG + ATG pré-operatória ou apenas ATG. Os pacientes foram divididos em: G1 – doenças da aorta torácica; G2 – doenças da aorta abdominal. O G1 foi subdividido em 1A (submetidos a AG + ATG pré-operatória) e 1B (ATG pré-operatória). O G2 foi subdividido em 2C (ATG + AG) e 2D (ATG). Resultados Foram analisados 156 pacientes. Nos subgrupos 1A e 1B, o sucesso técnico foi 100% e 94,7% (p = 1,0) e o sucesso terapêutico de 81% e 58%(p = 0,13). Foram observadas mais complicações no subgrupo 1B (p = 0,057). A precisão do cálculo da prótese foi maior no subgrupo 1A (p = 0,065). Por sua vez, nos subgrupos 2C e 2D, o sucesso técnico foi 92,3% e 98,6% (p = 0,17) e o sucesso terapêutico foi 73% e 98,6% (p = 0,79). Conclusão A AG diagnóstica deve ser reservada aos casos em que a ATG não é capaz de fornecer todas as informações necessárias no planejamento de uma intervenção terapêutica. .