Endovascular therapy for peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) becomes a significant health problem in Japan, mostly because the rapid increase of aging and diabetic population. Intermittent claudication, rest pain, intractable foot ulcer and gangrene are the manifestations of PAD patients. Diagnosis of PAD is obtained by ankle...

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Published inNihon rinshō Vol. 69; no. 2; p. 318
Main Authors Urasawa, Kazushi, Sato, Katsuhiko, Koshida, Ryoji, Honma, Yukiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.02.2011
Subjects
Arteriosclerosis Obliterans - diagnosis
Arteriosclerosis Obliterans - therapy
Diagnostic Imaging
Endovascular Procedures - methods
Humans
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Stents
Vascular Surgical Procedures
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Summary:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) becomes a significant health problem in Japan, mostly because the rapid increase of aging and diabetic population. Intermittent claudication, rest pain, intractable foot ulcer and gangrene are the manifestations of PAD patients. Diagnosis of PAD is obtained by ankle brachial index. Several imaging modalities, such as duplex echo, multi-detector CT, are quite useful tools not only for the diagnosis but also for the planning of endovascular therapy. In this chapter, basic diagnosis, different treatment modalities in patients with PAD are described.
ISSN:0047-1852