EMBOLOGENIC OBSTRUCTION OF THE AORTA AND THE ARTERIES OF THE EXTREMITIES: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
The purpose of the study was to identify the current trends in the surgery of embologenic arterial obstruction and to identify the most promising areas for improving the results of treatment of patients. The results of 3466 patients with embolism of the aorta and major arteries treated in the period from 1971 to 2018 were analyzed. It is established that at present in almost 80% of patients the main disease is atrial fibrillation of non-valvular etiology, which influenced the clinical course of embologenic arterial obstruction. The improvement of tactical approaches to the treatment of patients with arterial embolisms has significantly improved the outcomes: the lethality in recent years has been reduced by 2,5 times - to 8,8%. In the future, a promising area is the prevention of arterial embolism.