title: [Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in treatment of lower limb peripheral arterial disease in diabetes patients: analysis of 150 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the technical success rate and short-term clinical results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in treatment of lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  150 consecutive DM patients PAD (176 limbs) with Fontaine degree I - IV were treated with PTA and followed up for 5 months (1 - 16 months). The result with the residual stenosis < 30% was regarded as success.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally 187 PTA procedures were performed in 150 patients (176 limbs) with a technical success rate of 91.4% (161/176)). No serious complication occurred. The clinical symptoms of all patients improved after successful PTA. The median ankle-brachial index (ABI) marginally increased from the baseline value of 0.34 +/- 0.27 to 0.96 +/- 0.24 after intervention. The ABI levels 1 month and 6 months after PTA were 0.88 +/- 0.34 and 0.71 +/- 0.26 respectively. The cumulative restenosis rate was 13.7%, and the reintervention rate was 7.2%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With high success rate, low complication rate, and sure curative effect, PTA can be performed as the first choice in treatment of the lower limb PAD in DM patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Bai-xi
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Lu-bo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Chun-li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Da-zhuo
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome