& Experim l e ca n i t in a l l C C f a Journal of Clinical & Experimental o r d l i a o n l o r g u Schleder et al., J Clin Exp Cardiolog 2017, 8:5 y o J Cardiology ISSN: 2155-9880 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000520 Research Article Open Access Percutaneous Aspiration Embolectomy in the Treatment of Acute Arterial Embolic Infrainguinal Vascular Occlusion Schleder S1*, Diekmann M2, Manke C3 and Heiss P1 1Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Germany 2Radiology Center Rahlstedt, Rathenaustr. 182, 22337 Hamburg, Germany 3Department of Radiology, General Hospital Fulda, Pacelliallee 4, 36043 Fulda, Germany *Corresponding author: Schleder S, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany, Tel: +49 176 20103644, +49 941 944 7442; E-mail:
[email protected] Received date: May 10, 2017; Accepted date: May 16, 2017; Published date: May 20, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Schleder S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Background: Since its introduction, percutaneous aspiration embolectomy (PAE) has become a well-known, widely accepted and frequently applied technique for the treatment of acute arterial embolic infrainguinal vascular occlusion in lower limb ischemia. Purpose: To evaluate the technical and clinical success of sole percutaneous aspiration embolectomy (PAE) for the treatment of acute arterial embolic infrainguinal vascular occlusion. Material and Methods: During a period of 7 years, 50 patients (24 fermale, 48%) with a mean age of 73 (range 53–95) years were identified in whom 54 cases of PAE were performed for the treatment of arterial embolic infrainguinal vascular occlusion.