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Age ≥65 y
Age 50–64 y, with risk factors for atherosclerosis (e.g.,
diabetes mellitus, history of smoking, hyperlipidemia,
hypertension) or family history of PAD
Age <50 y, with diabetes mellitus and 1 additional risk factor
for atherosclerosis
Individuals with known atherosclerotic disease in another
vascular bed (e.g., coronary, carotid, subclavian, renal,
mesenteric artery stenosis, or AAA)
EVALUATION
Intermittent claudication
Rest pain
Dependent rubor
Ulceration
Gangrene
Arterial pulsation diminished or absent
Arterial bruit
Slow capillary refilling
Claudicatio intermittent
Work up
• Lab tests
• Physiological tests like ankle brachial index
• Imaging :
-Doppler ultrasonography -Duplex ultrasonography
-Angiography -CT angiography
-MR angiography
Diagnostic Testing for
Suspected PAD
Noncompressible
Noncompressible arteries
arteries Normal
Normal ABI:
ABI: 1.00–1.40
1.00–1.40 Abnormal
Abnormal ABI:
ABI:
ABI:
ABI: >1.40
>1.40 Borderline
Borderline ABI:
ABI: 0.91–0.99
0.91–0.99 ≤0.90
≤0.90
TBI Exertional
Exertional non–joint
non–joint
(Class I) related
related leg
leg symptoms
symptoms
Exercise ABI
Normal Abnormal (Class IIa)
Yes No
(>0.70) (≤0.70)
Exercise ABI
(Class I) Search for
alternative
Abnormal Normal
diagnosis
Search for (Table 5)
Lifestyle-limiting claudication
alternative
despite GDMT,
diagnosis
revascularization considered
(Table 5)
Non-compressible
Non-compressible arteries
arteries Normal
Normal ABI:
ABI: 1.00–1.40
1.00–1.40
ABI:
Abnormal ABI: ≤0.90
Abnormal ABI: ≤0.90
ABI: >1.40
>1.40 Borderline
Borderline ABI:
ABI: 0.91–0.99
0.91–0.99
Colors correspond to Class of Recommendation in Table 1.
Suspected ALI
Intact Impaired
Salvageable if Salvageable if
treated promptly treated emergently
Embolism Trombosis
obvious cardiac source § No obvious cardiac source
No hx of cluadication § Abnormal pulses in contralateral limb
Normal pulses in § Angiogram : diffuse atherosclerotic
contralateral limb § Well developed collateral
Angiogram: minimal
atherosclerotic Few
collateral
Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease)
Explanation advice
Drugs
• Prostaglandins: prostacyclin or PGI2 (iloprost) 40 times
antiplatelet and vasodilator effect as compared to PGE1
• Intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy
• Intra-arterial streptokinase (bolus 10,000 U f/b 5000 units
per hour
• Trental (pentoxyfiline)
• Praxiline: niftidrofuryl oxalate
• Aspirin
Clinical Manifestations
• Aimed at prevention
Person is advised to protect against exposure to cold
Quit smoking
• Drug therapy – calcium channel blockers, vascular smooth
muscle relaxants, vasodilators – to promote circulation and
reduce pain
• Botox
• Sympathectomy to relieve symptoms in the early stage of
advanced ischemia
• If ulceration/gangrene occur, the area may need to be
amputated
Stasis
Endothelial injury
Hypercoagulability
a. Venous stasis
prolonged bed rest (4 days or more)
a cast on the leg
limb paralysis from stroke or spinal cord injury
extended travel in a vehicle
heart failure
b. Hypercoagulability
Surgery and trauma - responsible for up to 40% of all
thromboembolic disease
Malignancy
Increased estrogen (due to a fall in protein ‘S) Increased
estrogen occurs during
all stages of pregnancy
the first three months postpartum,
after elective abortion, and
during treatment with oral contraceptive pills
Symptoms:
Diagnostic Studies
- Blood Tests
D-dimer
clinical limitations
reader dependent
Duplex scans are less likely to detect non-occluding thrombi.
During the second half of pregnancy, ultrasound becomes
less specific, because the gravid uterus compresses the
inferior vena cava, thereby changing Doppler flow in the
lower extremities
§ Acute DVT:
§ Chronic DVT: