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21455686

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is high and patients with PAD have a high rate of cardiovascular mortality. Most patients are clinically asymptomatic, therefore it is important to screen persons using ankle-brachial index. It is useful to combine functional and morphological measurements to diagnose leg perfusion and for planning various treatment options. Treatment of cardiovascular risk factors is central to improve prognosis. Moreover, thrombocyte aggregation inhibitors are indicated. Patients with intermittent claudication should perform an exercise training program. In addition drugs can be used to improve walking distance. In patients with intermittent claudication peripheral intervention can be useful. However, in stable patients surgical treatment should be restricted to single cases. In patients with critical limb ischemia (pain at rest or ulcer/gangrene) percutaneous intervention or bypass surgery must be performed immediately. After successful improvement of leg perfusion the high risk PAD patients should be followed by a regular program for all their life.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1432-1289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
549-60; quiz 561
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
[Peripheral arterial disease].
pubmed:affiliation
II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Mainz, Germany. espinola@uni-mainz.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract