Gustavs Latkovskis, MD, PhD

Original Research

High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Ischemia-Producing Coronary Stenosis in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia: Anatomic and Functional Assessment With Coronary CT-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRCT)

08/01/2021

Aigars Lacis , MD;

Sanda Jfigere , MD;

Indulis Kumsars , MD, PhD;

Gustavs Latkovskis , MD, PhD;

Peteris Stradins , MD, PhD;

Dainis Krievins , MD, PhD;

Christopher K. Zarins , MD;

Edgars Zellans , MD;

Andrejs Erglis , MD, PhD;

Ligita Zvaigzne , MD;

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of unsuspected hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis in CLI patients and to assess the potential benefit of FFRct analysis in patient management.

The purpose of this study is to...

08/01/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

03/12/2020

Ligita Zvaigzne , MD;

Christopher K. Zarins , MD;

Aigars Lacis , MD;

Sanda Jfigere , MD;

Indulis Kumsars , MD, PhD;

Gustavs Latkovskis , MD, PhD;

Peteris Stradins , MD, PhD;

Dainis Krievins , MD, PhD;

Edgars Zellans , MD;

Andrejs Erglis , MD, PhD;

CLI patients with no cardiac history undergoing limb salvage surgery have a high prevalence of asymptomatic ischemia-producing coronary stenosis, which may put them at increased risk.

CLI patients with no cardiac...

03/12/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Silent Coronary Ischemia in a Patient With Critical Limb Ischemia: Diagnosis and Management Using Coronary CT-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRCT)

02/22/2019

Peteris Stradins , MD, PhD;

Roberts Rumba , MD;

Dainis Krievins , MD, PhD;

Edgars Zellans , MD;

Andrejs Erglis , MD, PhD;

Ligita Zvaigzne , MD;

Indulis Kumsars , MD, PhD;

Gustavs Latkovskis , MD, PhD;

Krievins and colleagues describe the successful management of a patient with CLI and femoral pseudoaneurysm who was found to have severe silent coronary ischemia by pre-operative coronary CT angiogram and FFRCT assessment.

Krievins and colleagues describe...

02/22/2019

Vascular Disease Management