PMID- 36948637 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231103 LR - 20231108 IS - 1880-3873 (Electronic) IS - 1340-3478 (Print) IS - 1340-3478 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 11 DP - 2023 Nov 1 TI - Association between High Bleeding Risk and 2-Year Mortality in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. PG - 1674-1686 LID - 10.5551/jat.64157 [doi] AB - AIM: Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) have a high bleeding risk (HBR) and mortality rate. The 2-year life expectancy is an important factor in deciding the appropriate treatment strategy. This study aimed to assess the influence of HBR on the prognosis of patients with CLTI. METHODS: A total of 259 patients with CLTI who underwent endovascular therapy (EVT) (mean age, 76.2 years; male, 62.9%) between January 2018 and December 2019 were evaluated. The Academic Research Consortium for HBR (ARC-HBR) criteria were applied to each patient, and the ARC-HBR scores were calculated. The cut-off score for predicting all-cause mortality within two years was derived using a survival classification and regression tree (CART) model. Causes of death and the association between ARC-HBR scores and major bleeding events within two years were also investigated. RESULTS: Based on the CART model, patients were divided into three groups (low HBR score 0-1.0, 48 patients; moderate HBR score 1.5-3.0, 176 patients; and high HBR score >/= 3.5, 35 patients). During the study period, 82 patients (39.6%) died due to cardiac (n=23) and non-cardiac causes (n=59). All-cause mortality increased significantly with increasing ARC-HBR scores. Cox multivariate analysis revealed a significant association between high ARC-HBR scores and the risk of all-cause mortality within two years. Major bleeding events increased significantly with increasing ARC-HBR scores. CONCLUSIONS: The ARC-HBR score could predict 2-year mortality in patients with CLTI who underwent EVT. Thus, this score can help determine the best revascularization strategy for patients with CLTI. FAU - Yoshioka, Naoki AU - Yoshioka N AD - Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital. FAU - Tokuda, Takahiro AU - Tokuda T AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Heart Center. FAU - Koyama, Akio AU - Koyama A AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital. FAU - Yamada, Takehiro AU - Yamada T AD - Department of Cardiology, Central Japan International Medical Center. FAU - Shimamura, Kiyotaka AU - Shimamura K AD - Department of Cardiology, Shizuoka General Hospital. FAU - Nishikawa, Ryusuke AU - Nishikawa R AD - Department of Cardiovascular of Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine. FAU - Morita, Yasuhiro AU - Morita Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital. FAU - Morishima, Itsuro AU - Morishima I AD - Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230322 PL - Japan TA - J Atheroscler Thromb JT - Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis JID - 9506298 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Aged MH - Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia MH - Ischemia/surgery MH - Treatment Outcome MH - *Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery MH - Risk Factors MH - Hemorrhage/complications MH - Risk Assessment MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Limb Salvage MH - *Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects PMC - PMC10627769 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chronic limb-threatening ischemia OT - Endovascular therapy OT - High bleeding risk OT - Lower extremity artery disease OT - Mortality COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/23 06:00 MHDA- 2023/11/03 06:44 PMCR- 2023/11/01 CRDT- 2023/03/22 21:46 PHST- 2023/11/03 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/22 21:46 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - DN/JST.JSTAGE/jat/64157 [pii] AID - 10.5551/jat.64157 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Atheroscler Thromb. 2023 Nov 1;30(11):1674-1686. doi: 10.5551/jat.64157. Epub 2023 Mar 22.