Peripheral Arterial Disease: Management Flashcards
1
Q
what lifestyle measure is peripheral arterial disease linked to?
A
smoking!!
2
Q
what medication should be given to someone with concurrent cardiovascular disease?
A
atorvastatin 80mg
3
Q
what is the 1st line medicaiton given to someone with peripheral arterial disease?
A
clopidogrel
4
Q
what lifestyle measures can help with peripheral arterial disease?
A
- stop smoking
- exercise training
5
Q
management of severe peripheral arterial disease or critical limb ischaemia
A
- endovascular revascularisation
- surgical revascularisation
6
Q
what are the indications for endovascular revascularisation?
A
- short segment stenosis (e.g. <10 cm)
- aortic iliac disease
- high-risk patients
7
Q
what is endovascular revascularisation?
A
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty +/- stent placement
8
Q
what is surgical revascularisation?
A
- surgical bypass with an autologous vein or prosthetic material
- endarterectomy
9
Q
what are the indications for surgical revascularisation?
A
- long segment lesions (e.g. >10 cm)
- multifocal lesions
- lesions of the common femoral artery
- purely infrapopliteal disease
10
Q
what drugs are licenced for use in peripheral arterial disease?
A
- naftidrofuryl oxalate = vasodilator
- cilostazol = antiplatelet and vasodilatory effects
