Peripheral artery disease

General information

Description

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Classifications

 

Fontaine   Rutherford     
Stage Symptoms Grade Category Symptoms
I Asymptomatic 0 0 Asymptomatic
IIa Non-disabling intermittent claudication > 200m I 1 Mild claudication
    I 2 Moderate claudication
IIb Disabling intermittint claudication <200m I 3 Severe claudication
III Ischemic rest pain II 4 Ischemic rest pain
IV Ischemic rest pain + Ulcercation/gangrene III 5 Minor tissue loss
    III 6 Major tissue loss

Modified after Abojans 2017

Incidence/Prevalence/Age dependency

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Affected vascular beds

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Predominant sex

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Genetics

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Concomitant diseases

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Risk factors

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Geographical variation

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Differential diagnosis

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Possible complications

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Population screening

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Symptoms and signs

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Diagnostic procedures

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Treatment/Follow up

General procedure

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Surveillance

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Medication

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Surgery

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Treatment complications

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Late complications

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Prognosis

Bibliography
Abojans et al. 2017. ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases [internal]
Rutherford, R B; Baker, J D; Ernst, C; Johnston, K W; Porter, J M; Ahn, S; Jones, D N. 1997.  Recommended standards for reports dealing with lower extremity ischemia: revised version. J Vasc Surg (1997 Sep 1) 26 (3): 517-38. [intern]