Lifestyle approach and medical therapy of lower extremity peripheral artery disease

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is common among patients with several risk factors, such as elderly, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus (DM). Notably, PAD is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular complications. Non-invasive interventions are beneficial to improve morbidity and mortality among patients with PAD. Traditional risk factors like smoking, DM, hypertension, and dyslipidemia play a significant role in the development of PAD. Still, additional factors such as mental health, glycemic control, diet, exercise, obesity management, lipid-lowering therapy, and antiplatelet therapy have emerged as important considerations.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - November 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chayakrit Krittanawong, Johao Escobar, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Mahboob Alam, Salim Virani, Carl J Lavie, K M Venkat Narayan, Raman Sharma Tags: Review Source Type: research