A Guide for Aorto-Iliac PAD
Aorto-iliac peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a serious condition in which blood flow to the...
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The ABI: Standardizing Measurements & Interpretations
When the ankle-brachial index (ABI) emerged in 1950, it was initially proposed for use as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Since then, studies have shown that the ABI is an...
Read MoreMedical Therapy Matters Prior to Interventions in PAD
Research from Michigan suggests that use of statins and aspirin prior to percutaneous revascularization among patients with peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, appears to reduce the number of peripheral vascular events by more...
Read MoreStatin Non-Adherence & Treatment Intensification
A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of those who had their treatment intensified were non-adherent to their treatment. When compared with adherent patients, those who...
Read MoreCVD Risk Factors & PAD
Smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes appear to be the cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors mostly associated with development of clinically significant peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to...
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