Twelve-Month Amputation-Free Survival After AngioJet Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Lower Extremity…

Cohort studyAnnals of vascular surgery· Jul 2026

Twelve-Month Amputation-Free Survival After AngioJet Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Lower Extremity Arterial Thrombosis: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Shuming Zhang, Jianyun Long, Fan Yang … Xin Fang

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AngioJet thrombectomy for lower limb arterial thrombosis linked to high 12-month limb salvage

Twelve-Month Amputation-Free Survival After AngioJet Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Lower Extremity Arterial Thrombosis: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Shuming Zhang … Xin Fang

Annals of vascular surgery · Jul 2026 · Q2 in Surgery

Purpose

To evaluate the 12-month efficacy and safety of AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy in patients with acute and subacute lower extremity arterial thrombosis.

Methods

Prospective, multicenter, single-arm cohort study (NCT04861506) at 7 tertiary centers in China.

n = 203 patients

92.1%

Results

92.1%

limb saved without amputation in the large majority at 12 months

n = 203 patients

More results

Device safety was 100% and technical success 97.5% (198/203).

Complete thrombus removal (grade 0) was achieved in 79.8% (162/203).

VascuQoL improved from 2.43±1.28 to 4.76±1.21 (p<0.001).

Perioperative complications occurred in 22.2%, with major complications in 6.9%.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

AngioJet thrombectomy provides high technical success and durable 12-month limb salvage with acceptable safety in acute and subacute lower extremity arterial thrombosis.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Complete thrombus removal, favorable runoff, and postoperative anticoagulation are key prognostic factors.

Twelve-Month Amputation-Free Survival After AngioJet Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Lower Extremity Arterial Thrombosis: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Twelve-Month Amputation-Free Survival After AngioJet Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Lower Extremity Arterial Thrombosis: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

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