Progress of lower limb arterial calcification and the impact on endovascular therapy of arteriosclerosis obliteration in lower extremity / 中国介入影像与治疗学

ABSTRACT

With the aging of population, the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) shows a trend of rising. Lower limb arteriosclerosis occlusion disorder (ASO) is the most common disease of PAD. Endovascular therapy is the preferred treatment for ASO in lower extremity. As the characteristic of lower limb ASO, vascular calcification has an important impact on the efficacy and prognosis of interventional therapy, which is closely related to the rates of amputation and all-cause mortality. The correct understanding and active intervention of vascular calcification are helpful for the treatment and prognosis. The advancements of lower limb arterial calcification and vascular calcification affecting endovascular therapy of ASO in lower extremity were mainly reviewed in this article.