Journals / Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi / 2009 / Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1

Acil femoral embolektomi uygulanan hastalarda ekokardiyografik değerlendirme ile emboli odağının araştırılması

Investigation of the embolic foci through echocardiographic evaluation in patients undergoing urgent femoral embolectomy

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37–40
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2022-10-10
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Thus, accompanying serious intracardiac pathologies can be treated and the development of additional peripheral emboli can be prevented.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The determination of the source of embolism in patients with lower extremity arterial emboli is a major clinical problem.
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Key Findings & Data:A review of the literature focusing on large patient series showed that the heart is the embolic source in 78% of these patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, accompanying serious intracardiac pathologies can be treated and the development of additional peripheral emboli can be prevented.
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Abstract

Objective: The determination of the source of embolism in patients with lower extremity arterial emboli is a major clinical problem. A review of the literature focusing on large patient series showed that the heart is the embolic source in 78% of these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the role of early postoperative echocardiographic investigations in the determination of embolic origin.Methods: This retrospective study group consisted of 57 patients in whom we performed 63 unilateral and bilateral urgent femoral embolectomies. Bilateral urgent femoral embolectomy was performed in 6 of the 57 patients included in the study and unilateral intervention was performed in the rest. Besides the features regarding age and sex, the cardiac rhythms of the patients during their application to our clinic were evaluated. In order to determine the origin of the acute peripheral arterial occlusion, transthoracic echocardiography was performed in all patients in the first 24 hours after the embolectomy.Results: In 6 patients who underwent bilateral femoral embolectomy, distinct heart valve pathologies were determined. As for the 51 patients who underwent urgent unilateral femoral embolectomy, it was determined that 28 (55%) had serious cardiac pathologies. Among these 28 patients, 14 (50%) underwent the required open-heart surgery interventions after the completion of further examinations. It was determined that, in our series, 14 (64%) of the 22 patients with serious mitral valve pathologies had a history of acute joint rheumatism.Conclusion: Regardless of whether the interventions are bilateral or unilateral, we believe that echocardiographic investigation should be performed in all patients during the early postoperative period in order to prevent recurrence by the determination of the thromboemboli source. Thus, accompanying serious intracardiac pathologies can be treated and the development of additional peripheral emboli can be prevented.

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Amaç: Alt ekstremite arterlerine yönelik embolik bir olay geçirmiş hastalarda önemli bir sorun da emboli kaynağının araştırılmasıdır. Fazla sayıda olgu içeren seriler incelendiğinde %78’inde emboli kaynağının kalp olduğu göze çarpar. Bu retrospektif çalışmada tek ve çift taraflı 63 adet acil femoral embolektomi uyguladığımız 57 olgunun postoperatif erken dönem ekokardiyografik incelemelerinin, embolik orijinin belirlenmesindeki rolünü araştırmayı amaçladık. Yöntemler: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 57 olgunun 6’sına bilateral acil femoral embolektomi uygulanırken diğerlerine unilateral girişim gerçekleştirildi. Olgularımızın yaş ve cinsiyet özelliklerinin yanında kliniğimize başvuruları esnasındaki kardiyak ritimleri de değerlendirildi. Akut periferik arteryel tıkanıklık orijinini araştırmak üzere, tüm hastalar, embolektomi sonrasında ilk 24 saat içinde transtorasik ekokardiyografi ile incelendi.Bulgular: Bilateral femoral embolektomi girişimi gerçekleştirilen toplam 6 olgumuzda belirgin kalp kapak patolojileri saptandı. Tek taraflı acil femoral embolektomi uygulanan 51 olgumuzun 28’inde (%55) ciddi kardiyak patolojiler bulgulandı. Bu ciddi kardiyak patoloji bulgulanan 28 olgunun 14’ünde (%50) gerekli ileri incelemelerinin tamamlanmasının ardından gerekli açık kalp cerrahisi girişimleri uygulandı. Serimizde önemli derecede mitral kapak patolojisi bulgulanan toplam 22 olgunun 14’ünde (%64) geçirilmiş akut eklem romatizması anamnezi de saptandı. Sonuç: İster bilateral ister unilateral olsun acil femoral embolektomi girişimi uygulanan tüm olgularda tromboemboli kaynağının belirlenerek tekrarlamasının önlenebilmesi açısından tüm olgulara postoperatif erken dönemde ekokardiyografik incelemenin yaptırılarak eşlik eden ciddi intrakardiyak patolojilerin de sağaltımının gerçekleştirilebileceği ve oluşabilecek başka periferik emboliler açısından küratif değere sahip olacağı düşüncesindeyiz.

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ABUD, B., GÜRBÜZ, A., GÖKALP, O., ŞAHİN, A., GÖKTOĞAN, T., ÖZPAK, B., YETKİN, U. (2022). Acil femoral embolektomi uygulanan hastalarda ekokardiyografik değerlendirme ile emboli odağının araştırılması. Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 37–40. https://ajindex.com/articles/436941

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