Peripheral Vascular Disease

Faculty: Daniel Federman, MD, FACP; Darwin Eton, MD

Description:Patients with lower extremity ulcers should be assessed for the presence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Not only does the presence of PAD have implications with regard to wound healing, but it also confers a greatly increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. Diagnosing PAD and what interventions can lessen the burden of this pernicious disease also will be discussed.

Credits: 1.5