title: Key Concepts in Critical Limb Ischemia: Selected Proceedings from the 2015 Vascular Interventional Advances Meeting.
abstract: Over 500,000 patients each year are diagnosed with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most severe form of peripheral artery disease. CLI portends a grim prognosis; half the patients die from a cardiovascular cause within 5 years, a rate that is 5 times higher than a matched population without CLI. In 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid approximately $3.6 billion for claims submitted by hospitals for inpatient and outpatient care delivered to patients with CLI. Although significant advances in diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with CLI have been made, many challenges remain. In this article, we summarize selected presentations from the 2015 Vascular Interventional Advances Conference related to the modern demographics, diagnosis, and management of patients with CLI.
authors: Interventional Institute, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, NJ. Electronic address: rundbacks@optonline.net.
authors: John H
authors: JH
authors: Rundback
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System and University of Colorado, Denver, CO.
authors: Ehrin J
authors: EJ
authors: Armstrong
authors: The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Contos
authors: Cardiovascular Center, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Iida
authors: Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
authors: Donald
authors: D
authors: Jacobs
authors: Department of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Jaff
authors: Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
authors: Alan H
authors: AH
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors: Joseph L
authors: JL
authors: Mills
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Montero-Baker
authors: Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL.
authors: Constantino
authors: C
authors: Pena
authors: The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C.
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Tallian
authors: Cardiovascular Center, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
authors: Masaaki
authors: M
authors: Uematsu
authors: Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
authors: Luke R
authors: LR
authors: Wilkins
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Mehdi H
authors: MH
authors: Shishehbor
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D016638:Critical Illness; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D023821:Limb Salvage; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing