The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart
Association launched different guidelines related to peripheral
arterial disease in order to help doctors and all healthcare
professionals to treat in a better way this common condition.
According to statistics, more than 12 million people suffer from
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in the United States.
PAD is a really serious illness, since it can cause amputation
of the extremities, rupture of an aortic aneurysm, severe
hypertension, kidney failure, but also heart attack, stroke, and
cardiovascular death.
It is a disease in which arteries supply blood to the arteries
outside the heart, to parts such as legs, feet, kidneys, and
intestines. This arterial disease can cause damages to physical
health of people, by diminishing for instance their ability to
walk.
According to experts, the new guidelines supply a succinct
diagnostic and treatment guidebook for patients suffering from
PAD and for physicians, doctors' assistants, nurse
practitioners, and nurses who are now offering care to treat
them.
"A key source of the power of these recommendations is that they
are so broad-based in their origin from every vascular
specialty, as they attempt to reach a broad-based audience of
clinicians. Everyone can use these Guidelines and a large
segment of the public can benefit from them," said Alan T.
Hirsch, chairman of the writing committee.
Some highlights of the guidelines include recommended questions
and observations that can uncover hidden signs of peripheral
arterial disease; recommendations on when an aneurysm should be
treated with surgery or catheter-based therapy, as well as when
"watchful waiting" is the best way; among other things.
Article written by Hector Milla, editor of http://www.heartdisease
sympton.com a website about heart disease
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