Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with mortality, amputation, and impaired quality of life. These Global Vascular Guidelines (GVG) are focused on definition, evaluation, and management of CLTI with the goals of improving evidence-based care and highlighting critical research needs. The term CLTI is preferred over critical limb ischemia, as the latter implies threshold values of impaired perfusion rather than a continuum. CLTI is a clinical syndrome defined by the presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in combination with rest pain, gangrene, or a lower limb ulceration>2 weeks duration.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Michael S. Conte, Andrew W. Bradbury, Philippe Kolh, John V. White, Florian Dick, Robert Fitridge, Joseph L. Mills, Jean-Baptiste Ricco, Kalkunte R. Suresh, M. Hassan Murad, Victor Aboyans, Murat Aksoy, Vlad-Adrian Alexandrescu, David Armstrong, Nobuyoshi Tags: Clinical practice guideline document Source Type: research
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