Contemporary Treatment and Outcome of Patients with Ischaemic Lower Limb Amputation: A Focus on Sex Differences

CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing ischaemic LLA still have a poor prognosis marked by high rates of recurrent cardiovascular and limb events resulting in > 50% mortality within two years. The continuous lack of guideline recommended therapies, particularly in women, may be associated with the persisting poor outcome, necessitating urgent further investigation.PMID:37355161 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.06.018

Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - June 24, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Lena Makowski Christiane Engelbertz Jeanette K öppe Patrik Dr öge Thomas Ruhnke Christian G ünster Joachim Ger ß Eva Freisinger Nasser Malyar Holger Reinecke Jannik Feld Source Type: research