Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease diagnosis and risk assessment are focus of review
Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, April 20th, 2006
According to the review, "Managing patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) requires an accurate assessment of the severity of the condition and the risk factors likely to predict disease progression. The spectrum of patient presentation ranges from asymptomatic to critical limb ischemia."
"Because about half of patients with PAD have coronary or cerebrovascular disease, the examination of presenting patients should be directed toward the entire cardiovascular system. The main diagnostic...
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