Treatment of diseases of arteries of the lower extremities. Review of literature

Shalin Vladislav Vitalevich, Terichev Aleksandr Efimovich, Kolosunin Ivan Aleksandrovich, Bazina Kseniya Aleksandrovna, Kolesnikova Irina Vladimirovna, Vashurkina Irina Mihajlovna, Troshin Evgenij Mihajlovich

Diseases of the peripheral arteries of the lower extremities are widespread and can manifest as intermittent claudication or in the most common form, such as complete limb ischemia. Revascularization, which can be achieved by the endovascular or surgical method, is performed to improve the quality of life or, in severe cases, to save the limbs. Over the past years, methods of percutaneous catheterization have improved so that the success of this procedure is quite high even with an abnormal arrangement of blood vessels. Results of passability have also increased with an atherectomy using drug-coated devices and stents. Often, patients with diseases of the peripheral arteries of the lower extremities have concomitant diseases that increase the risk of complications from the cardiovascular system during surgical interventions. These factors led to the adoption of a primary endovascular strategy with surgical treatment for individual patients.

Keywords:endovascular treatment, atherothrombosis, lower limb artery disease, revascularization.