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Review
. 2023 Apr 23;12(9):3073.
doi: 10.3390/jcm12093073.

The Ability to Look Beyond: The Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Pasqualino Sirignano  1 , Costanza Margheritini  2 , Federica Ruggiero  2 , Claudia Panzano  3 , Federico Filippi  3 , Luigi Rizzo  2 , Maurizio Taurino  2
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Review

The Ability to Look Beyond: The Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Pasqualino Sirignano et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

This paper offers a practical overview of the contemporary management of patients with peripheral arterial disease presenting intermittent claudication (IC), including clinical and instrumental diagnosis, risk factors modification, medical management, and evidence-based revascularization indications and techniques. Decision making represents a crucial element in the management of the patient with IC; for this, we think a review of this type could be very useful, especially for non-vascular specialists.

Keywords: endovascular procedures; intermittent claudication; medical management; peripheral arterial disease; superficial femoral artery; surgical treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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