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. 2018 Sep 25;11(3):398–426. doi: 10.3400/avd.ar.18-00048

Table 5-7 Condition of contralateral limbs.

a. Total
Contralateral limb occlusive lesions Treatment for contralateral limb
(−) (+) Unnecessary (+)
Asymptomatic Intermittent claudication CLI Post-treatment Pharmacological therapy Angiogenic therapy EVT Surgical bypass Minor amputation Major amputation Lumber sympathectomy Necessary but no treatment Others
R4 R5 R6
Local condition Rutherford 4 59 48 11 3 4 1 41 5 77 0 23 19 2 5 0 2 0
Rutherford 5 165 172 30 14 47 6 118 44 239 1 52 61 8 23 0 7 2
Rutherford 6 26 44 3 3 7 3 32 14 57 0 17 11 2 7 0 0 1
Therapeutic measures Non-reconstruction 19 7 0 2 1 0 7 2 12 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
EVT 106 119 17 6 24 6 74 21 171 1 50 18 2 18 0 4 1
Surgical reconstruction 125 138 27 12 33 4 110 40 190 0 38 71 9 16 0 5 2
Total 250 264 44 20 58 10 191 63 373 1 92 91 12 35 0 9 3
b. ASO
Contralateral limb occlusive lesions Treatment for contralateral limb
(−) (+) Unnecessary (+)
Asymptomatic Intermittent claudication CLI Post-treatment Pharmacological therapy Angiogenic therapy EVT Surgical bypass Minor amputation Major amputation Lumber sympathectomy Necessary but no treatment Others
R4 R5 R6
Local condition Rutherford 4 55 48 11 2 4 1 41 5 76 0 23 19 2 5 0 2 0
Rutherford 5 157 168 30 13 47 6 116 43 236 1 51 60 7 22 0 7 2
Rutherford 6 26 43 3 3 7 3 32 13 57 0 17 11 2 7 0 0 1
Therapeutic measures Non-reconstruction 19 7 0 2 1 0 7 2 12 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
EVT 103 117 17 6 24 6 74 21 169 1 50 18 2 18 0 4 1
Surgical reconstruction 116 135 27 10 33 4 108 38 188 0 37 70 8 15 0 5 2
Total 238 259 44 18 58 10 189 61 369 1 91 90 11 34 0 9 3

CLI: critical limb ischemia, EVT: endovascular treatment