RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Peripheral arterial disease: Recognition and medical management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 621
OP 638
VO 73
IS 7
A1 AlMahameed, Amjad
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/7/621.abstract
AB Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common but has a variable presentation and is often unrecognized and undertreated. Patients with PAD have an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. The ankle-brachial index is a quick, reliable diagnostic tool that also helps assess disease severity and prognosis. Treatment goals for PAD are to improve symptoms, enhance functional performance, prevent limb amputation, and reduce cardiovascular complications.