Polling Station
Poll 02/02/2019 – 28/02/2019
The acute limb ischemia

Patient’s characteristics
Gender: Female
Age: 65 years old
Comorbidity: Arterial hypertension, Dyslipidemia
Symptoms: Acute onset of claudication (<2 weeks), Rutherford class 3 of the left limb
Previous operations: None
ABI: 0.5
DUS: Occlusion of the left popliteal artery
Question #1
Which is your primary treatment option?
- Revascularization
- Conservative
Question #2
Which would be your primary revascularization method?
- Catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT)
- Endovascular thrombectomy +/- CDT
- Surgery
Question #3
Which of the following modalities would be your primary endovascular thrombectomy option?
- Aspiration thrombectomy
- Rotational thrombectomy
- Syringed based aspiration
- Pharmaco-mechanical Thrombectomy
- Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed low-dose thrombolysis
Question #4
Which is your medical treatment of choice in case of endovascular thrombectomy:
- Vit. K antagonist
- New oral anticoagulation
- Clopidogrel
- Aspirin
- Dual antiplatelet therapy
- Combined anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy
Question #5
Do you routinely perform inherited thrombophilia workout in cases of embolic disease?
- Yes
- No
Question #6
Do you routinely perform neoplastic disease workout in patients with acute limb ischemia?
- Yes
- No
Question #7
Do you routinely perform total body CT angiography in order to identify the source of the clot?
- Yes
- No