Alexander C Fanaroff, Elias J Dayoub, Lin Yang, Kaitlyn Schultz, Omar I Ramadan, Grace J Wang, Scott M Damrauer, Elizabeth A Genovese, Eric A Secemsky, Sahil A Parikh, Ashwin S Nathan, Maureen P Kohi, Mitchell D Weinberg, Michael R Jaff, Peter W Groeneveld, Jay S Giri
BACKGROUND: The extent and consequences of ischemia in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) may change rapidly, and delays from diagnosis to revascularization may worsen outcomes. We sought to describe the association between time from diagnosis to endovascular lower extremity revascularization (diagnosis-to-limb revascularization [D2L] time) and clinical outcomes in outpatients with CLTI. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the CLIPPER cohort, comprising patients between 66 and 86 years old diagnosed with CLTI betweeen 2010 and 2019, we used Medicare claims data to identify patients who underwent outpatient endovascular revascularization within 180 days of diagnosis...
April 19, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association