Duplex ultrasonography arteriography as first-line investigation for peripheral vascular disease

Duplex ultrasonography arteriography as first-line investigation for peripheral vascular disease.

INTRODUCTION The gold standard for evaluation of the lower extremity arterial tree is catheter angiography. Duplex arterial-occlusive imaging or duplex ultrasonography arteriography, a noninvasive technique, is used as the first-line investigation in patients with peripheral vascular disease at our centre. Based on the results of duplex imaging, patients who require angiographic intervention th...

Peripheral arterial disease as seen on X-ray and arteriography.

Faltado AL, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221873 Description An 80-year-old woman was admitted for a 2months history of non-healing ulcers on both feet. She is known to have type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension for 30 years. She has a history of a femoral fracture on the left incurred after a fall 2 years ago for which she underwent open reduction and internal fixati...

Detection of peripheral artery disease by duplex ultrasonography among hemodialysis patients.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a known predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among hemodialysis patients. Although ankle-brachial BP index (ABI) is a simple and reliable test for PAD screening, its sensitivity has been suggested to decrease among dialysis patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We performed a cross-sectional outpat...

Peripheral arteriography and aortography.

Drugs for Peripheral Vascular Disease

Efhe number and complexity of drugs which are capable of producing peripheral vasodilatation are inversely related to their value in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. More precise knowledge of the disorders of function and of anatomy of the peripheral vascular system has emphasized the importance of reconstructive surgical treatment and outlined the deficiencies in medical methods o...