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Research Article | DOI: https://doi.org/10.31579/2768-2757/036
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
2Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
3INSERM Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1414, Rennes, France.
4Laboratory of Vascular Investigations, University Hospital, Angers, France; and Faculty of Medicine, LUNAM University, Angers, France.
5Department of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
*Corresponding Author: Indrani Sen, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Citation: I Sen, M Kalra, David A Liedl, G Mahe, P Abraham,et al. (2022). Exercise Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure (Extcpo2) Measurement is a Reliable Method of Evaluation of Internal Iliac Artery flow Compromise. Journal of Clinical Surgery and Research. 3(2); DOI:10.31579/2768-2757/036
Copyright: ©2022 Indrani Sen, 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.
Received: 27 October 2021 | Accepted: 03 January 2022 | Published: 14 January 2022
Keywords: buttock claudication; peripheral artery disease; exercise test; oximetry; transcutaneous oxygen pressure
Clinical differentiation of buttock claudication from pseudo-claudication (neuromuscular etiology) is often challenging and cannot be diagnosed non-invasively using standard ankle-brachial index (ABI) with exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of exercise transcutaneous oximetry (ExTcPO2) to accurately detect significant internal iliac artery (IIA) inflow stenosis.
Methods: Data from a prospectively maintained registry of consecutive patients undergoing ExTcPO2 for evaluation of buttock and hip exertional discomfort as well as arterial imaging within 12 months were retrospectively analyzed. ExTcPO2 was performed on a treadmill (10% slope; 2 mph speed); measured at buttocks, upper back and calf (rest, with exercise) to document the baseline normal, degree of change with exercise and recovery patterns. A Delta from Resting Oxygen Pressure (DROP) (buttock- back TcPO2 mmHg) ≥15 mm Hg was considered significant. A blinded physician performed aorto-iliac arterial stenosis quantification and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine sensitivity and specificity to diagnose severe inflow reduction (≥70%) based upon a diagnostic DROP ≥15 mm Hg.
Results: One hundred and eleven patients (M:F::79:32, mean age 70, range 18-90 years) with available concomitant imaging (CTA 90, DUS 21) were included in the study. Indications for testing were suspected vascular (82), or neuromuscular (29) symptoms. ExTcPO2 study confirmed the clinical suspicion of the state of IAA inflow in 81% (91/111) of patients. DROP ≥15 mm Hg had a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of 56, 80, 70, and 68% respectively for prediction of severe IIA inflow reduction (p value <0.001; OR 1.116, 95% CI 1.057-1.157; C- statistic 0.76, SE=0.03).
Aorto-iliac arterial reconstruction to treat severe IIA flow compromise was performed in 16 patients. Revascularization was Direct Antegrade in 12 patients (IIA PTA /stenting – 4, aorto-ilac stenting /endarterectomy – 9), Direct Retrograde (aorto-biiliac bypass) in 1 and Indirect via increased collateral flow (profundoplasty) in 3. Post-operatively symptom relief was noted in 15/16 patients and objectively demonstrated on ExTcPo2 in 6/7 (Figure 2). One patient did not improve clinically, or on EXTcPO2 following Indirect revascularization.
Conclusion: Exercise transcutaneous oximetry can reliably diagnose significant IIA inflow stenosis. It is simple, non-invasive and can serve as a valuable screening tool to differentiate buttock claudication from other neuromuscular causes of low back, buttock and hip discomfort as well as post-operatively to confirm adequacy of aorto-iliac revascularization in conjunction with standard, noninvasive vascular evaluation with ABI.
Low back pain associated with hip, buttock, or thigh pain is a common problem in the elderly. Causation is often multifactorial; secondary to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or other diseases such as lumbar spinal stenosis, sciatica, or hip osteoarthritis. True claudication (pain that is absent at rest, appears during exercise, reproducible and relieved by rest) is easier to differentiate form pseudoclaudicaiton when it occurs in the calf or thigh in the lower limb (distal claudication) [1]. Even so, it necessitates the use of noninvasive physiological assessments. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) statements suggest measuring ankle-brachial indices (ABIs), pulse volume recordings, segmental pressures, duplex ultrasound and/or exercising testing with ABI to evaluate claudication versus pseudo-claudication to integrate the clinical and physiologic information [2]. However, these tests are used mainly in the diagnosis and management of distal claudication; these and other tests like Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) and penile-brachial index have not proven reliable in diagnosing proximal claudication as they do not directly assess the arterial beds involved in causation of the latter [3, 4].
Exercise-TcPO2 has been used in France to diagnose proximal claudication due to PAD with a good sensitivity (79%) and specificity (86%) to detect significant lesions (stenosis⩾75%) in the arterial tree of the pelvic circulation when compared to angiography as a gold standard [5]. We adopted a technique of exercise transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurement (exercise-TcPO2) since 2003 and had previously reported the first case in the United States of a patient with proximal claudication being evaluated by an exercise-TcPO2 protocol both before and after angioplasty [6]. In this study we report our results on the role of exercise-TcPO2 in the diagnosis and follow up of patients with proximal claudication due to PAD and the clinical- imaging correlation demonstrating its utility.
Study design and population
Data from a prospectively maintained registry of consecutive patients undergoing ExTcPO2 between January 2013 to January 2017 for evaluation of buttock and hip exertional discomfort as well as arterial imaging within 12 months were retrospectively analyzed. Patients being referred to the lab were those who needed differentiation of vasculogenic from neurogenic claudication and to evaluate the relative severity of buttock vs calf claudication. Demographic characteristics such as age,
gender, nature of symptoms, location and laterality of symptoms, nature of vascular intervention and post procedure outcome were recorded. Procedural details of revascularization were noted. Aorto-iliac arterial reconstruction to treat severe IIA flow compromise was classified as direct antegrade (IIA PTA /stenting; aorto-iliac stenting /femoral endarterectomy), direct retrograde (aorto-biiliac/femoral bypass) and Indirect via increased collateral flow (profundoplasty). The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board.
ExTcPO2 testing protocol
Exercise-TcPO2 was performed according to the published French algorithm using calibrated TcPO2 probes (TCOM/TcPO2;PF 5040 TcPO2/CO2 Unit; Perimed®; Jarfalla, Sweden) using a 5-electrode system. The temperature of each probe was set to 45°C, which allows maximal vasodilation and decreases the arterial to skin surface oxygen pressure gradient. A reference electrode (chest probe) was placed between the scapulae to measure systemic changes in TcPO2 during exercise. One electrode was positioned on each buttock, 4 to 5 cm behind the bony prominence of the trochanter, and on the calf (Figure 2). Once the electrodes were in position, baseline values were obtained with the patient standing for 10 minutes. Exercise was performed on a treadmill at a 10% slope and a speed of up to 2mph. A 12-lead ECG monitored heart rate and rhythm for ischemic changes during the exercise test procedure. The patient was encouraged to walk for the longest time possible to mimic symptoms. Exercise was discontinued at the patient’s request (or, by protocol, up to maximum exercise duration of 12 minutes). The measurements from the TcPO2 electrodes were used to calculate the Delta from Resting Oxygen Pressure (DROP) index (expressed in mmHg), the absolute change in TcPO2 from resting value in each of the three limb probes, corrected for the absolute change in TcPO2 at the chest electrode. The equation for the DROP index is as follows:
DROP(site )= [ PO2 (site)t t - PO2 (site )t 0 ]- [ PO2 (chest)t t - PO2 (chest)t 0 ]
PO2(site)tt is the oxygen pressure at a measurement site at time t, PO2(site)t0 is the mean oxygen pressure at a measurement site over the baseline resting period; PO2(chest)tt is the oxygen pressure at a chest site at time t and PO2(chest)t0 is the mean oxygen pressure at a chest site over the resting period. The DROP index was automatically calculated and displayed graphically by a dedicated software package that allowed real-time monitoring of DROP values at the levels where the probes were placed. The recovery pattern of the TCo2 was also noted. A Delta from Resting Oxygen Pressure (DROP) (buttock- back TcPO2 mmHg) ≥15 mm Hg was considered significant.
Imaging
A physician blinded to the results of the ExTcPO2 performed the aorto-iliac arterial stenosis quantification. Imaging characteristics were reviewed to classify aortic, common iliac (CIA), internal iliac (IIA), external iliac (EIA), common femoral (CFA), profunda (PFA) and superficial femoral (SFA) lesions into nil (less than 30%), mild (31-50%), moderate (51-70%) or severe stenosis (greater than 70% stenosis or occlusion). Based on a composite result of the inflow characteristics, a total score was assigned to the degree of inflow compromise at the internal iliac on either limb. Patients with a mild internal iliac stenosis with two tandem proximal CIA or aortic lesions were assigned a higher grade, e.g. if the proximal aortic and CIA lesions were both severe/ occluded, the resultant IIA inflow reduction was graded as severe (Figure 1). In patients with a mild internal iliac stenosis with a single proximal moderate CIA/ aortic lesion the resultant IIA inflow reduction was graded as moderate. In those with isolated internal iliac artery stenosis, the lesion was graded based on the IIA disease alone. In the presence of multiple tandem lesions upstream from the internal iliac artery, the degree of IIA inflow reduction was upgraded. Thus, a composite internal iliac inflow reduction grade: nil (less than 30%), mild (<50>
A physician blinded to the results of Ex-TcPO2 performed aorto-iliac arterial stenosis quantification and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine sensitivity and specificity to diagnose severe inflow reduction (≥70%) based upon a diagnostic DROP ≥15 mm Hg. Data from patients who underwent revascularization and had a post procedure ExTcPO2 was also analyzed to study its role in outcome assessment. The clinical correlation of the DROP results was noted for the entire study cohort.
One hundred and eleven patients (M: F:79:32, mean age 70, range 18-90 years) with available concomitant imaging (CTA 90, DUS 21) were included in the study. The Exercise-TcPO2 study was performed for clinical suspicion of vascular claudication in 82 patients (120 limbs) and neuromuscular/ multifactorial symptoms in the remaining 29 patients (42 limbs). The Exercise-TcPO2 study was positive in 56 patients (85 limbs); 45/82 patients with vascular claudication and 11/29 patients with suspected neuromuscular symptoms. ExTcPO2 study confirmed the clinical suspicion of the etiology of the pelvic discomfort being exercise induced reduction of IIA inflow in 81% (91/111) of patients. Arterial imaging included CT angiogram in 90 patients (180limbs) and ultrasound in 21 patients (41 limbs). Patients were classified into mild, moderate or severe depending on the distribution of the stenosis (Table1). Twenty nine patients who did not undergo arterial imaging were excluded from the study.
On receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis DROP ≥15 mm Hg had a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of 56, 80, 70, and 68% respectively for prediction of severe IIA inflow reduction (p value <0 SE=0.03, SE=0.03)>
In 27 patients (34 limbs) on imaging studies significant stenosis limiting IIA inflow was noted but ExTcPO2 was negative. The study was limited by severe dyspnea in 2 and lower extremity claudication in the calf/ thigh in 9 that preceded the onset of buttock claudication, symptoms that limited the walking distance and led to early termination of the study before buttock claudication could develop. Subgroup analysis excluding those with ultrasound imaging alone or those patients unable to complete the protocol revealed an improvement in all results (Table 3).
Aorto-iliac arterial reconstruction to treat severe IIA flow compromise was performed in 16 patients. Revascularization was Direct Antegrade in 12 patients (IIA PTA /stenting – 4, aorto-ilac stenting /femoral endarterectomy – 9), Direct Retrograde (aorto-bifemoral bypass) in 1 and Indirect via increased collateral flow (profundoplasty) in 3. Post-operatively symptom relief was noted in 15/16 patients and objectively demonstrated on ExTcPo2 in 6/7. This was useful for its ability to evaluate comparative severity of calf vs buttock claudication (Figure 4). Similar to standard non invasive testing, it can be used post-operatively to confirm adequacy of aorto-iliac revascularization (Figure 5). One patient did not improve clinically, or on ExTcPO2 following Indirect retrograde revascularization. This patient underwent profundoplasty for disabling thigh and buttock claudication (imaging had revealed long segment occlusion of the IIA with poor distal reformation and occlusion of the profunda). Post procedure, he had improvement of the thigh claudication but no improvement in the buttock claudication which could be explained by the poor improvement in collateral flow secondary to the long segment IIA occlusion.
The prevalence of proximal vascular claudication or buttock claudication has come to light in the post EVAR era when internal iliac artery sacrifice was performed frequently. Similar symptoms can be caused by various orthopaedic disorders and a combination of these frequently exist in elderly patients. Clinical differentiation of buttock claudication from pseudo-claudication (neuromuscular etiology) is often challenging. Patients are typically older and present with atypical lower back, hip, buttock, or thigh pain arising from common iliac and/or internal iliac flow limiting lesions. Many patients present with atypical symptoms not typical of claudication or with concomitant neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions that may also give rise to pain (pseudo-claudication) indistinguishable form that produced by arterial disease [1]. It is usually asymptomatic, as worsening in claudication may be masked by a compensatory decline in functional performance in spite of disease progression [7]. Evaluation of proximal claudication is challenging. Standard noninvasive vascular tests measure axial lower extremity but not direct internal iliac or abdominal-pelvic collateral flow.Visualization of the internal iliac arteries using duplex may be difficult secondary to its location, and inflow abnormalities cannot be diagnosed non-invasively using standard tests like ankle-brachial index (ABI) with exercise that are designed to test axial blood flow. Transcutaneous oxygen tension measurement reflects the metabolic state of target tissues and exercise transcutaneous oxygen pressure (Exercise-TcPO2) has previously been reported to be useful in the diagnosis of proximal claudication due to PAD [6]. This study demonstrates the utility of ExTco2 in diagnosing the role of internal iliac artery flow compromise as the significant contributing cause of proximal walking induced pain, even while multiple potential other etiologies are present.
Patients often present with concomitant lower limb claudication and conventional non-invasive testing with ABI/ exercise ABI/Toe pressure/ Pulse volume recordings remain first line. Non-invasive testing using transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements in the lower limb has a better sensitivity/specificity in diagnosing severe flow limiting lesions, its role in diagnosing moderate or mild lesions is thought to be poor. This may not be a limitation in the internal iliac bed; as intervention is most often offered only for those with critical lesions. Also, the gluteal skin and underlying muscle beds have a common supply from the internal iliac and the calculation of the DROP index helps in cancelling out the effect of an exercise induced drop in skin Tco2 purely due to shunting of blood by dilatation of intramuscular vessels similar to what is seen in the pedal circulation.
In such patients with both proximal (buttock) and distal (axial) vascular compromise the use of a 5-electrode system also allows for 4 different sites can be evaluated in the same time. This also allows for calculation of a proximal and distal DROP; those with a proximal DROP that is higher than the distal are more likely to have an internal iliac artery flow limiting proximal lesion [8]. As demonstrated by our study, Ex-TcPO2 with calculation of a DROP index allows for functional assessment of the internal iliac artery and distal lower extremity circulation during walking and helps determine the area with the greater arterial inflow compromise that is responsible for limiting ambulation, helping guide the location and extent of revascularization that is most likely to provide symptom relief.
In the final analysis identification of internal iliac artery flow compromise with ExTcPo2 is especially relevant for three reasons: first, it allows for the assessment of blood flow during exercise; which is a more accurate assessment of the underlying physiology as during exercise is when symptoms occur, helps determine the maximal walking distance and reveals other causes of exercise limitation. This is particularly useful in patients with a combination of etiologies that limit ambulation; Ex-TCPo2 helps determine the more severe etiology thereby guiding evaluation and treatment. Second, it also allows for assessment of the arterial physiology in those with calcified or non-compressible vessels (diabetes, renal insufficiency, advanced age) where ABPI may be falsely elevated. Ex-TcPo2 is accurate to detect IIA flow compromise ≥70% that is similar to ultrasound to detect aorto-iliac stenoses. [9, 10] We thus included the imaging results of those with ultrasound imaging alone as this is a more realistic clinical scenario in this patient cohort. Third, the degree of DROP in each area helps guide the site and extent of vascular intervention that the patient may benefit from.
Ex-TcPO2 has been validated against angiography in two previous studies [5, 11] and CT-angiogram in one study [8] with a good sensitivity/specificity of this method to detect proximal arterial stenosis. This is the first report of validation of this technique in the United States. Abraham et.al reported on the utility of Ex-TcPo2 with a cutoff point of -15 mm Hg DROP demonstrating a 79%/86% sensitivity/specificity in the diagnosis of internal iliac flow compromise; but they did not grade the degree or laterality of the internal iliac stenosis [5]. The study by Koch et. al included 34 patients with suspected claudication and noted that exercise-TcPo2 using a proximal minimal DROP value ≤−15 mm Hg or a distal minimal DROP value ≤−16 mm Hg is accurate to diagnose arterial stenosis especially stenosis ≥60% on the lower limbs. However this study, stenosis was assessed at a single level (aortic/ CIA/IIA) was used for analysis and did not analyze the effect of a combined aortic/ common iliac lesion. We used an algorithm to account for tandem lesions and tried to correlate the potential physiologic significance of lesions by correlating it to ex-TcPo2. Koch et.al reported a specificity of 76% for a high grade (>70%) stenosis which is similar to our results. Our sensitivity is lower, this may be because the study was negative in those patients who developed early calf/ thigh claudication or dyspnea that limited the walking distance and led to early termination of the study. The high specificity of the study is similar to that reported by other authors and supports the utility of Ex-TcPO2 in diagnosing proximal claudication.
We demonstrate that ExTCo2 improves after treatment and is useful in assessing outcome, follow up and surveillance following these procedures. The importance of preserving the pelvic circulation to prevent gluteal claudication is well recognized [12]. Both open and endovascular intervention may be necessary for symptom relief; with a good 5 year patency and freedom from buttock claudication (both around 80%) [12-15]. In addition, an improvement in the ExTCo2 following intervention in a patient with persistent symptoms of hip pain should prompt more aggressive evaluation and management of non-vascular etiologies.
Our study has some limitations, the overall numbers remain small and we have not analyzed the effect of the pretest probability based on the nature of symptoms and its correlation with internal iliac disease based on imaging. It is time consuming, automation is essential, current software is proprietary. However, this does not affect its obvious utility in diagnosis or follow up as those without a higher pretest probability are not likely to be advised this test due to its niche utility. Also, a drift correction to correct a potential drift of the O2 pressure measurement with time at each electrode was not used in all patients.
Exercise transcutaneous oximetry can reliably diagnose significant IIA inflow stenosis. It is a simple, non-invasive and can serve as a valuable screening tool to differentiate buttock claudication from other neuromuscular causes of low back, buttock and hip discomfort as well as the ability to evaluate comparative severity of calf vs buttock claudication. Similar to standard noninvasive testing, it can be used post-operatively to confirm adequacy of aorto-iliac revascularization and for surveillance.
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Dear Dr. Jessica Magne, Editorial Coordinator 0f Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, I hope this message finds you well. I want to express my utmost gratitude for your excellent work and for the dedication and speed in the publication process of my article titled "Navigating Innovation: Qualitative Insights on Using Technology for Health Education in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients." I am very satisfied with the peer review process, the support from the editorial office, and the quality of the journal. I hope we can maintain our scientific relationship in the long term.
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Dear Dr. Jessica Magne, Editorial Coordinator 0f Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, The review process for the article “The Handling of Anti-aggregants and Anticoagulants in the Oncologic Heart Patient Submitted to Surgery” was extremely rigorous and detailed. From the initial submission to the final acceptance, the editorial team at the “Journal of Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions” demonstrated a high level of professionalism and dedication. The reviewers provided constructive and detailed feedback, which was essential for improving the quality of our work. Communication was always clear and efficient, ensuring that all our questions were promptly addressed. The quality of the “Journal of Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions” is undeniable. It is a peer-reviewed, open-access publication dedicated exclusively to disseminating high-quality research in the field of clinical cardiology and cardiovascular interventions. The journal's impact factor is currently under evaluation, and it is indexed in reputable databases, which further reinforces its credibility and relevance in the scientific field. I highly recommend this journal to researchers looking for a reputable platform to publish their studies.
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