:: November 2009

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

Peripheral Artery Disease Often Underdiagnosed

Peripheral arterial disease: Lack of awareness in Canada. (Can J Cardiol. 2009) “BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis and is associated with a high risk of stroke, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death. PAD also fosters major morbidity by causing claudication, functional impairment, disability and amputation. PAD is largely unrecognized and under-treated compared with other cardiovascular diseases. The public health impact of PAD, as a contributor to Canadian national rates of heart attack, stroke, amputation, death and disability, will be challenging to address if the public is unaware of this common cardiovascular disease.”

AHRQ - Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease (2005)

NGC - ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic) (2005)

NGC - Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic nd Thrombolytic Therapy. (2004)

NGC - Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease. A national clinical guideline. (2006)

NGC - Follow-up of lower extremity arterial bypass surgery. (2005)

NGC - Recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty: claudication and threatened limb. (2005)

NGC - Screening for peripheral arterial disease. (2005)

SIGN - Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease (2006)

NGC - Screening for peripheral arterial disease. (2005)

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NIH - Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)

NIH - Arteriosclerosis of the extremities

NIH - Peripheral Vascular Diseases

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