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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis with significant morbidity and mortality.PAD affects the lower extremities and is defined as a stenosis or occlusion in the aorta or the arteries supplying blood to the legs, including…
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis with significant morbidity and mortality.PAD affects the lower extremities and is defined as a stenosis or occlusion in the aorta or the arteries supplying blood to the legs, including…
In its simplest form, local syncope is a condition perfectly compatible with health. Persons who are attacked with it are ordinarily females. Under the least stimulus, sometimes without appreciable cause, one or many fingers become pale and cold all at…
The vast majority of aortic aneurysms are asymptomatic, accounting for a much higher disease prevalence than hospitalization and mortality statistics would suggest (see Chapter 35 ). These data underscore the central challenge in aortic aneurysmal disease: a common clinical problem…
Medical treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) is targeted at preventing adverse cardiovascular and limb outcomes and improving limb function. Atherothrombotic complications such as myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular death are referred to as major adverse…
The least often recognized of the commonly occurring manifestations of atherosclerosis is peripheral artery disease (PAD). Epidemiological studies suggest that approximately 7.1 million people in the United States have PAD. Among 7458 participants aged 40 years and older from the…
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has a considerable and growing impact on cardiovascular health worldwide. , PAD represents systemic atherosclerosis in the lower extremities that elevates the risk for cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and stroke (see Chapter 16 ). Patients…
Vascular laboratory technology offers many cost-effective applications in the practice of vascular medicine. Vascular testing includes both physiological testing and duplex ultrasonography. Physiological testing includes segmental pressure measurements, pulse volume recordings (PVRs), continuous wave (CW) Doppler, and plethysmography. These tests…
The ubiquitous nature of arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels allows for any region of the body to develop vascular disease. This chapter describes the vascular medical history and physical examination—the core components of evaluating patients with vascular diseases. Application of…
Acknowledgment The authors thank Dr. Peter Libby, co-author of this chapter in editions 6 to 10, for his contributions and mentorship. Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians Peripheral artery disease (PAD) generally refers to acute…