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Purpose To establish a non-invasive test method for the rapid detection of severe ischemia (SI) in the limbs in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Methods Between November 2019 and May 2021, 22 patients admitted for PAD to 2 hospitals agreed to participate in the study. All patients underwent a local heating load (LHL) test. SI was defined as at least 1 ankle-brachial index value of Results Twenty-four limbs of 18 patients were finally evaluated; 4 patients (2 with missing data, 1 with collagen disease, and 1 with embolism) were excluded, with 13 and 11 limbs in the SI and MMI groups, respectively. The SI group showed a significantly lower slope value in the first 200 seconds and lower PV at 200 seconds and thereafter. From the slope value, it was possible to detect SI with 85% sensitivity and 73% specificity at 200 seconds. PV could be determined with higher accuracy in periods after 200 seconds, with 85% sensitivity and 82% specificity at 800 seconds. Conclusions Our non-invasive LHL test could be used as a rapid screening test to detect SI in limbs within 200 seconds, as well as a more accurate test to detect ischemia within 800 seconds. |
