Medical Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Ian Del Conde; Frederic Baumann

doi:10.1016/j.tvir.2022.100837

Medical Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 Sep;25(3):100837. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2022.100837. Epub 2022 Jun 6.

Authors

Ian Del Conde¹, Frederic Baumann²

Affiliations

¹ Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL. Electronic address: iand@baptisthealth.net.
² University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 35842265
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvir.2022.100837

Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease is a condition associated with high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, increased risk of adverse limb events, including development of critical limb ischemia and amputation, and also with decreased quality of life. This manuscript provides an overview of the medical management of patients with peripheral arterial disease. We discuss contemporary therapies that decrease major adverse cardiovascular and limb events among patients with peripheral arterial disease, and also therapies that improve the patient's ability to walk and quality of life in general.

Keywords: CLI; PAD; claudication; critical limb ischemia; peripheral arterial disease.

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical
Critical Illness
Extremities
Humans
Ischemia* / diagnostic imaging
Ischemia* / therapy
Limb Salvage
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / diagnostic imaging
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / therapy
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome