Recent News About PAD
The following websites have interesting and useful information about PAD and atherosclerosis. To return to the Hokanson website use the left arrow on your web browser.
Favorable Effects of Insulin Sensitizers Pertinent to PAD
Saving Limbs With Endovascular Approach
Stenting may help in Critical Limb Ischemia
Devices Coated with Paclitaxel Benefit Femoropopliteal Vessels
Is Race a Factor in Rate of Amputation of Legs for CLI?
Heavy Moms Have Babies With Thick Aortas (signs of early atherosclerosis)
Medications for Improving Walking Performance in PAD
Autologous Bone Marrow Transplants Reduces Risk of Amputation in CLI
Risk Factor Control In Stable Intermittant Claudication
AHA New Interpretations of ABI Ankile Brachial Index
Vascular Responses to Fine Particulate Matter in Air Pollution
Geographic Variation in Amputations
Smoking, Diabetes, Hypertension,etc. Elevates PAD Risk in Men
Psosriasis Plus Diabetes Equals Higher Vascular Risk
Highly recommend for Diabetic Foot Management: Seminars in Vascular Surgery Vol 25, NO 2 June 2012
Ankle—brachial index, vascular calcifications and mortality in dialysis patients
Vorapaxar shows reductions in limb ischemia in PAD
Stem Cells and Plaque Formation new research
Difference in Systolic BP Between Arms and Survival, why you should take pressures in both arms
Lack of Data on Women and PAD, a call to action
Guideline for Management of Wounds in Patients with Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease
Greater walking gains from supervised exercise than stenting in proximal PAD
Long term epilepsy medications takes a toll on arteries
Zilver PTX: Two-year results confirm benefit of paclitaxel-eluting stent in PAD
Download new guidelines American College of Cardiology
ACCF/AHA stress ABI, smoking cessation and meds for PAD guidelines updated
ABI Predictive of Mortality Post Non-Cardiovascular Surgery
A Lifetime of Light Exercise Can Help Prevent PAD
Peripheral Arteries Increase Risk in HF
Large Interarm Differences in Systolic BP Doesn't Bode Well (easily obtained during ABI)
Old Legs Can Handle Catheter FIxes
Peripheral Arterial Disease Undertreated
Smoking ups risk of PAD in women
ABI and Vascular Calcifications and Mortality in Dialysis Patients
SIR: Critical Limb Ischemia Yields to Stenting
Peripheral Artery Disease: Evaluation, Risk Factor Modification and Medical Management
Prognosis of Diabetic Patients with High ABI Depends on Coexistance of Occlusive PAD
Value of Treadmill Exercise Test in Patients with Known or Suspected PAD
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis
UC Davis Launches Stem Cell Study to Reduce Amputations From Vascular Disease
PAD Patients Have More Extensive, Calcified Coronary Artery Disease
Women with PAD Experience Faster Functional Decline than Men with PAD
2010 Performance Measures for Adults with PAD
Proximal PAD Portends Worse Outcomes
PAD rates will surge to 21 Million Costing US Billions of Dollars for Care
Drug Eluding Stents Improve Outcomes for Limb Ischemia Patients
Study on unrecognized PAD with ABI and arterial comorbidities
Women do better with small leg vessel procedures to forestall amputation
Genetic sequence variation SNP associated with vascular disease including PAD
Serum Phosphorus Levels and the Spectrum of ABI in Older Men
Comparison of the automated oscillometric method with Doppler to access ABI
Effect of Peripheral Arterial Disease on In-Hospital Outcomes after PCI for Acute MI
Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral artery disease – antiplatelet therapy anticoagluants
ABI finds risk of cardiovascular event in low-risk elderly
SIR 2010 Abstract 43: ABI Flags Those not Otherwise at Risk for CVD
AAA Trial Published: Aspirin not Warranted in Healthy Patients with Low ABI
Use of Adult Stem Cells to Save Limbs With PAD to Prevent Amputation
Proximal PAD has Worse Prognosis
ABI Can ID High Risk Stroke Patients
The PERART Peripheral Arterial Disease Study prevalence and risk factors
Racial Differences in PAD Care
"How Blood Flow Force Protects Blood Vessels"
PAD Gender Data Compared (3 States)
"Peripheral and Coronary Artery Disease go Hand in Hand:" Dutch Study
Leg Artery Narrowing May Be Clue to Heart Disease Study
Lifestyle Changes Remain Important in Fighting PAD
Kidney Function Decline and CV Disease including PAD
Financial and Clinical Costs of the Combination of Diabetes and PAD
Sage Group: Almost 3 Million People in India with Critical Limb Ischemia
Aspirin May Prevent Stroke in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Link between asymptomatic PAD and cardiovascular events in TIA and Sroke patients
A simple tests may identify stroke survivors risk of another cardiovascular event
TIA survivors with abnormal ABI showing asymptomatic PAD at greater risk for Stroke
Sign petition supporting PAD screening
Strategies for lower extremity PAD compared
Walking on a treadmill helped PAD patients study
Vitamin D Deficiency Accelerates Atherosclerosis Devlopment in Diabetes
Inflammation and Chlamidia pneumoniae Infection Correlate With Severity of PAD
Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Risk in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
National Trends in Lower Extremity Treatment
Chlamidia pneumoniae Infection May Be Linked to Peripheral Vascular Disease
PAD Prevalent Among Patients with Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Prior Polyvascular Disease Risk Factor for Adverse Ischemic Outcomes
Strategies for Lower Extremities PAD Compared
New Data on Polyvascular Disease and ACS
REACH: Dr. Hirsch discusses PAD and polyvascular disease
One-Year Costs in Patients with Risk of or Have Atherothrombosis in US
Framingham score and ABI can help with risk stratification for CVD events including Stroke and MI.
Study discusses reconsideration of ABI cut points for normal.
Arterial disease of the leg often overlooked in patients with heart disease.
Prevelence of asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease rising.
Association of psoriasis with PAD, CVD and mortality
AHA, ACC Guidelines management of patients with PAD (large PDF document)
