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Table 6 Clinical outcomes following BTK interventions in patients with CLI according to blood pressure control at 12 months

From: Impact of uncontrolled hypertension on 12-month clinical outcomes following below-the-knee arteries (BTK) interventions in patients with critical limb ischemia

Variable. n%

Total (n = 165 Pts) (n = 201 Limb) (n = 246 Lesion)

Controlled HTN (n = 53 Pts) (n = 66 Limb) (n = 90 Lesion)

Uncontrolled HTN (n = 112 Pts) (n = 135 Limb) (n = 156 Lesion)

P Value

12-months clinical outcomes

    

Mortality

9 (5.4)

2 (3.7)

7 (6.2)

0.720

Cardiac death

5 (3.0)

1 (1.8)

4 (3.5)

1.000

TLR, Pts

18 (10.9)

6 (11.3)

12 (10.7)

0.907

TLR, Limb

21 (10.4)

6 (9)

15 (11.1)

0.808

TER, Pts

20 (12.1)

7 (13.2)

13 (11.6)

0.769

TER, Limb

25 (12.4)

7 (10.6)

18 (13.3)

0.655

Non TER

7 (4.2)

3 (5.7)

4 (3.6)

0.534

Amputations - Pts

40 (24.2)

18 (33.9)

22 (19.6)

0.045

Amputations - Limb

41 (20.3)

19 (28.7)

22 (16.2)

0.061

Major

    

above the knee

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

above the ankle - Pts

10 (6.0)

7 (13.2)

3 (2.6)

0.013

above the ankle - Limb

10 (4.9)

7 (10.6)

3 (2.2)

0.016

minor (below the ankle) - Pts

30 (18.1)

11 (20.7)

19 (16.9)

0.556

minor (below the ankle) - Limb

31 (15.4)

12 (18.1)

19 (14)

0.533

Myocardial infarction

2 (1.2)

1 (1.8)

1 (0.8)

0.541

PTCA

7 (4.2)

3 (5.6)

4 (3.5)

0.682

Cerebrovascular accidents

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

1.000

Limb salvage

147/156 (94.2)

45/51 (88.2)

102/105 (97.1)

0.059

Angiogram to follow-up

55 (33.3)

18 (33.9)

37 (33)

0.906

CT

21 (38.1)

8 (44.4)

13 (35.1)

0.505

PAG

42 (76.3)

13 (72.2)

29 (78.3)

0.738

Binary restenosis

35 (63.6)

11 (61.1)

24 (64.8)

0.786

Total re-occlusion

29 (52.7)

8 (44.4)

21 (56.7)

0.391

Primary patency

20 (36.3)

7 (38.8)

13 (35.1)

0.786

Secondary patency

39 (70.9)

11 (61.1)

28 (75.6)

0.264

Non-Total occlusion; Runoff (≥1) included Collateral, to distal

53 (96.3)

17 (94.4)

36 (97.2)

1.000

  1. Values are mean ± SD (range). BTK indicates Below-the-knee artery, CLI critical limb ischemia, HTN hypertension, Pts patients, TLR target lesion revascularization, TER target extremity revascularization, PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, CT computed tomography, PAG follow-up invasive peripheral angiography