Research Article

Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Femoropopliteal Totally Occlusive In-Stent Restenosis: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Observational Study

Table 1

Patient’s characteristics.

VariablesAF group (n = 61)Sinus group (n = 302) value

Age76 ± 973 ± 90.01
Female, n (%)21 (34)100 (33)0.84
Ambulatory49 (80)256 (85)0.39
Hypertension, n (%)50 (82)233 (77)0.41
Dyslipidemia, n (%)19 (31)128 (42)0.002
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)26 (43)166 (55)0.08
Smoking, n (%)6 (10)42 (15)0.49
Critical limb ischemia, n (%)18 (30)89 (31)0.83
Prior PCI, n (%)23 (37)101 (33)0.52
Prior CABG, n (%)2 (3)6 (2)0.53
Prior MI, n (%)3 (5)10 (3)0.54
Prior CVD, n (%)2 (3)12 (4)0.8
CKD on HD, n (%)8 (13)50 (17)0.72
Medication
 Dual-antiplatelet therapy, n (%)31 (51)226 (75)<0.001
 Aspirin, n (%)39 (64)250 (83)
 Clopidgrel, n (%)28 (46)152 (51)
 Prasuglel, n (%)4 (7)2 (1)
 Ticlopidine, n (%)6 (10)33 (11)
 Cilostazol, n (%)13 (21)109 (36)
 Anticoagulation, n (%)38 (62)10 (3)<0.001
Echographic findings
 Dd (mm)45 ± 945 ± 80.81
 Ds (mm)32 ± 1031 ± 80.31
 EDV (ml)83 ± 3686 ± 400.68
 ESV (ml)47 ± 3139 ± 280.41
 Stroke volume (ml)43 ± 1447 ± 290.14
 Ejection fraction (%)55 ± 1358 ± 110.16
 Low EF (<40%)11 (18%)32 (11)0.11

AF, atrial fibrillation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; Mi, myocardial infarction; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis; DOAC, direct oral anticoagulants; EDV, end-diastolic volume; ESV, end-systolic volume; EF, ejection fraction.