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ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2018

Interventions for lower extremity peripheral artery disease.

Jade S Hiramoto, Martin Teraa, Gert J de Borst, Michael S Conte

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Review in Nature reviews. Cardiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jade S HiramotoDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Martin TeraaDepartments of Surgery and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Gert J de BorstDepartments of Surgery and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Michael S ConteDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. michael.conte2@ucsf.edu.
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower extremities is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis that is increasing in global prevalence and in the associated public health costs. Ageing of the general population, combined with the pandemics of diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and tobacco use, is a major underlying factor. A broad range of care providers are involved in the management of patients with PAD, and all health-care professionals require familiarity with the risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options for this common disease. Although medical therapies are the cornerstone of secondary prevention in atherosclerotic disease, they have limited direct limb-related benefits in advanced PAD. Despite a major evolution in technologies for limb revascularization, the increasing array of treatment options has not been accompanied by adequate evidence of their comparative effectiveness, which is needed to guide treatment decisions. This Review provides a framework for examining the current status of interventions for PAD, including an overview of disease staging, treatment goals, and the key factors associated with outcomes in defined subgroups. The status of evolving approaches to PAD, such as cell-based and gene-based therapies, and persistent unmet therapeutic needs in this field are also discussed.

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Exercise TherapyAnimalsCardiovascular AgentsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyEndovascular ProceduresGenetic TherapyHumansLower ExtremityPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresCardiovascular Agents

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PMID29679023
OpenAlexW2800650571

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