Comprehensive management of risk factors in peripheral vascular disease. Expert consensus.
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
; 222(2): 82-90, 2022 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
There is currently a degree of divergence among the main clinical practice guidelines on the management of risk factors for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This project aims to gain understanding of the management of PAD risk factors in clinical practice and to reach a multidisciplinary consensus on the strategies to be followed in order to optimize its identification, treatment, and follow-up.METHODOLOGY:
A multidisciplinary consensus following the Delphi methodology.RESULTS:
Professionals (n = 130) with extensive experience in PAD participated in this consultation. The results suggest that in order to optimize the control of risk factors, efforts should be aimed at (1) promoting the involvement and awareness of all specialists in the identification of and screening for the disease; (2) guaranteeing the possibility of evaluating the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in all the medical specialties involved; (3) promoting strategies for patients to quit smoking through the use of drugs, programs, or referrals to specialized units; (4) promoting an appropriate Mediterranean-based diet and the prescription of daily exercise; (5) raising awareness of the importance of ensuring LDL cholesterol values below 70 mg/dL, especially in symptomatic but also in asymptomatic patients (<55 mg/dL following the publication of the ESC/EAS guide); (6) recommending the use of antiplatelet therapy in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or a pathological ABI; and (7) protocolizing the annual evaluation of ABI in high-risk patients.CONCLUSION:
This document presents the 22 agreed-upon strategies which are intended to help professionals optimize multidisciplinary management of PAD risk factors.Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Diabète
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Maladie artérielle périphérique
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
Année:
2022
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Espagne