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

ASA and Statins and PAD

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

2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update

Smoking, Diabetes, Hypertension,etc. Elevates PAD Risk in Men

Psosriasis Plus Diabetes Equals Higher Vascular Risk

Critical Limb Ischemia

Highly recommend for Diabetic Foot Management: Seminars in Vascular Surgery Vol 25, NO 2 June 2012

PAD news for September 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

AHA Depression and PAD

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

Taking Systolic Pressures in Both Arms Important for Identifying Patients Needing Vascular Assessment 

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

More on Undertreatment of PAD

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

Accuracy of ABI Obtaines with Automated Blood Pressure Measuring Devices in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

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

Changes in Arterial Distensibility and Flow-Mediated Dilation After Acute Resistance vs. Aerobic Exercise 

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

PAD - Angina in the Legs

Polyvascular Disease and ACS

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 

PAD and Lupus 

Prior Polyvascular Disease Risk Factor for Adverse Ischemic Outcomes

Strategies for Lower Extremities PAD Compared

PAD and Erectile Dysfunction

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)