Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19343125›Full record

ArticleExperimental and clinical cardiology2008

Medical management and cardiovascular risk reduction in peripheral arterial disease.

Ankur Sethi, Rohit R Arora

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Article in Experimental and clinical cardiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ankur SethiDepartment of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rohit R Arora
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Its incidence increases with age and in the presence of known cardiovascular risk factors (eg, smoking and diabetes). PAD frequently coexists with coronary and/or cerebrovascular disease, probably because of common risk factors. Asymptomatic PAD of the lower limbs (defined as an ankle-brachial index of less than 0.9) is believed to be approximately three to four times more common than symptomatic PAD. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic diseases are associated with high risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Therefore, patients with PAD are candidates for preventive strategies for cardiovascular events. Platelet activation and aggregation is believed to significantly contribute to atherothrombotic events. Thus, patients with PAD can benefit from antiplatelet therapy. Both acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel decrease serious cardiovascular events in patients with PAD. However, acetylsalicylic acid is the preferred agent because of its low cost and wide availability. Cilostazol is recommended for use in patients with severe and disabling symptoms but not for asymptomatic or less disabling disease. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine use of newer agents such as picotamide in patients with PAD.

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Antiplatelet agentsCardiovascular riskPAD

Identifiers

PMID19343125
PMCPMC2586407
OpenAlexW2106485484

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