Peripheral artery disease is one of the most underdiagnosed entities in vascular medicine, and clinicians should look for specific patient risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia when screening for this disease.
This scientific statement released by the American Heart Association covers noninvasive assessment of limb perfusion, including limitations associated with currently available technology.
Current smokers had increased risk for measures of subclinical peripheral artery disease.
A review of the 2016 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines for management and diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease.
There is a significant association between varicose veins and an increased risk for deep venous thrombosis and possible associations with pulmonary embolism and peripheral artery disease, though results are still unclear.
According to the USPSTF, evidence is lacking to investigate nontraditional risk factors for CVD risk evaluation.
The AHA/ACC guideline updates the 2005 recommendations on PAD management.
Patients who were in the lowest six poverty-income ratios were at a two-fold higher risk of peripheral artery disease.
Benefits seen for Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts.
Patients with depression are significantly more likely to have peripheral artery disease (PAD), and PAD-related events, research shows.
