Vascular and Endovascular Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 7, 2024

Post CVA Iron Deficiency Anaemia Among Patients Admitted to Samarra General Hospitals

Abdulnaser A. Salih
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
Ammar L. Hussein
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
Salim Jasim Khalaf
Department of Basic Science, College of Dentistry University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq

Abstract

One of the most common causes of death and disability in the elderly is stroke. The Elderly are susceptible to iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Evidence suggests that IDA usually affect the outcome of cases even after proper treatment. In the present study, we sought to investigate the association between cerebrovascular stroke and iron deficiency anaemia via measurement of serum iron level, iron binding capacities and serum level of ferritin and transferrin alongside brain magnetic resonance, venography, and angiography. we studied a group of (100) cerebrovascular patients in Samarra General Hospital suffering from iron deficiency anaemia and investigated clinically to be confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), serum ferritin levels and studied the correlation between IDA and stroke and the effect of it on the outcome of cases by follow up for 2 months. The outcome has revealed that the percentage of IDA is higher in CVA patients compared to the control group. Conclusion: The outcome concluded that anaemia could coexist with CVA and henceforth further complicate the situation so treatment of anaemia is of paramount importance. These findings shed light on the prevalence of IDA in post-stroke patients and underscore the crucial need for early detection and treatment.

Keywords : Cerebrovascular Accident, Anemia, Iron, Ferritin.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Mark Yang
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty