Open AccessDiagnosis and Treatment of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Novi Kurnianingsih
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
heart science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-9984
pISSN - 2721-9976
DOI - 10.21776/ub.hsj.2021.002.02.1
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial disease , claudication , peripheral , intermittent claudication , alertness , weakness , disease , cardiology , physical therapy , vascular disease , surgery , pharmacology
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a chronic occlusive disease of arteries in the lower extremity due to atheroscle- rosis. PAD can lead to intermittent claudication, which is weakness or pain with walking alleviated with rest. Until now, the awareness of the public and medical personnel regarding PAD is still not as high as the alertness of coronary disorders. This editorial will focus on diagnosing and treating PAD focused on lower extremity artery disease (LEAD).