Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease (Clinical Guideline 147): A Guideline Summary

Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease (Clinical Guideline 147): A Guideline Summary

Prompt diagnosis of PAD is crucial in reducing the risk of complications and adverse events, such as critical limb ischaemia, and the need for limb amputation. The hierarchy of management for the main symptom of intermittent claudication begins with lifestyle interventions aimed at improving walking distance and reducing cardiovascular risk, in particular by undertaking supervised exercise. Vas...

Revascularization for Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease

Peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischaemia: still poor outcomes and lack of guideline adherence.

AIMS Only few and historic studies reported a bad prognosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and critical limb ischaemia (CLI). The contemporary state of treatment and outcomes should be assessed. METHODS AND RESULTS From the largest public health insurance in Germany, all in- and outpatient diagnosis and procedural data were retrospectively obtained from a cohort of 41 882 patients hospi...

Diagnosis and management of lower limb peripheral arterial disease: summary of NICE guidance.

Lower limb peripheral arterial disease (referred to as peripheral arterial disease in this summary) is common, affecting 3% to 7% of people in the general population and 20% of people over the age of 75. It is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and severely limits people’s functional capacity and quality of life. Peripheral arterial disease is often asym...

Lipid-lowering for peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb.

BACKGROUND Lipid-lowering therapy is recommended for secondary prevention in people with coronary artery disease. It may also reduce cardiovascular events and/or local disease progression in people with lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD). OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of lipid-lowering therapy on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events and local disease progression in patients...