Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital

Coronary bypass outcomes in chronic limb-threatening ischemia are significantly worse than in patients with non-critical lower extremity arterial disease

Abstract Purpose Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is a risk factor in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); however, the impact of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), its most advanced stage, remains unclear. We evaluated early and long-term out...