Category Archives: Publication

The CLI Global Society Multidisciplinary Roundtable Discussion on BEST-CLI: Implications of the Available Data

The long-awaited results of the BEST-CLI trial were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the 2022 American Heart Association …

The BEST-CLI Trial: Time for Pause or Action?

The initial results of the long-awaited BEST-CLI (Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia) trial were recently published in the New England Jo…

The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and Wound Care

Authors: Vickie R. Driver DPM, MS, FACFAS, FAAWC, Kara S. Couch MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC, Kristen A. Eckert MPhil, Gary Gibbons MD, Lorena Henderson APRN, MSN, FNP-C, John Lantis…

Updates From The CLI Global Society – Goals For 2020 And Beyond

The Critical Limb Ischemia Global Society (CLIGS) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 by Alan T. Hirsch, MD; Michael R. Jaff, DO; Barry T. Katzen, MD; J…

Digital Subtraction Angiography Prior to an Amputation for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI): An Expert Recommendation Statement From the CLI Global Society to Optimize Limb Salvage

Despite recent guideline updates on peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) treatment, the optimal treatment for CLI is still being debated. As a r…

Propensity Score–Adjusted Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Among Revascularization Strategies For Critical Limb Ischemia

Few studies have compared long-term outcomes among specific treatment modalities for critical limb ischemia. The aim of this study was to compare long-term outcomes with pe…

Critical Limb Ischemia: A Threat to Life and Limb

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower extremities is a global pandemic of growing proportions. Between 2000 and 2010, the world’s population increased by 12.6%, an…

Worth an Arm and a Leg: The Critical Importance of Limb Ischemia

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) represents the final stages of peripheral artery disease, reflecting impairment in tissue perfusion that leads to a threatened limb. The clinic…