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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1258-1264
© 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Evolving Technology

Prevalence of significant peripheral artery disease in patients evaluated for percutaneous aortic valve insertion: Preprocedural assessment with multidetector computed tomography

^a Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
^b Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Received for publication October 10, 2008; revisions received November 14, 2008; accepted for publication December 19, 2008.

^_* Address for reprints: Paul Schoenhagen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Desk J 1-4, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195. (Email: schoenp1{at}ccf.org).

Objectives: Percutaneous aortic valve insertion is an emerging treatment option for selected patients with severe aortic stenosis and may be done from a transfemoral or transapical approach. Concomitant atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease limits transfemoral access. We evaluated the potential role of multidetector computed tomography in preoperative assessment of vascular anatomy.

Methods: Consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis were included. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and iliofemoral arteries was performed. Criteria of unfavorable iliofemoral anatomy were defined as a minimal luminal diameter of the common iliac, external iliac, or common femoral arteries of less than 8 mm, presence of greater than 60% circumferential calcification at the external–internal iliac bifurcation, and severe angulation between the common and external iliac arteries (< 90°). The prevalence of these criteria was evaluated and infrarenal aortic and iliofemoral arterial anatomy was compared in the groups with and without peripheral artery disease for any of these criteria.

Results: One hundred patients (79 ± 9 years, 59% male) were included. A total of 35 (35%) patients had at least one criterion of unsuitable iliofemoral anatomy, including 27 patients with small minimal luminal diameter (<8 mm), 12 patients with severe circumferential calcification at the iliac bifurcation (>60%), and 4 with severe angulation of the iliac arteries (<90°).

Conclusions: Significant atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease is common in the high-risk patient population currently evaluated for percutaneous aortic valve insertion. Computed tomography allows identification of patients with iliofemoral anatomy unfavorable for the transfemoral approach to percutaneous aortic valve insertion.

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