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Lower extremity arterial disease perspective

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is defined as coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease, or lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) also named peripheral arterial disease (PAD). ASCVD is considered to be of atherosclerotic origin and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality mainly for individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). In this consensus document of the International Union of Angiology the authors discuss epidemiology, risk factors, primary and secondary prophylaxis, the correlation between diabetes mellitus and LEAD, conservative and surgical treatment.

Source: DiRROS repository (University of Maribor)

Authors: Antignani, Pier Luigi, Gargiulo, Mauro, Gastaldi, Giacomo, Jawien, Arkadiusz, Mansilha, Armando, Poredoš, Pavel

Language: English

Topic: Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7124520737

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