:: Jun-Jul 2008

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

Nutrition impacts the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in the United States. (J Vasc Surg. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: Improved nutrition is associated with a reduced prevalence of PAD in the US population. Higher consumption of specific nutrients, including antioxidants (vitamin A, C, and E), vitamin B(6), fiber, folate, and omega-3 fatty acids have a significant protective effect, irrespective of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. These findings suggest specific dietary supplementation may afford additional protection, above traditional risk factor modification, for the prevention of PAD.”

AHRQ - Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease (2005)

NGC - ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic) (2005)

NGC - Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic nd Thrombolytic Therapy. (2004)

NGC - Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease. A national clinical guideline. (2006)

NGC - Follow-up of lower extremity arterial bypass surgery. (2005)

NGC - Recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty: claudication and threatened limb. (2005)

NGC - Screening for peripheral arterial disease. (2005)

SIGN - Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease (2006)

NGC - Screening for peripheral arterial disease. (2005)

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NIH - Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)

NIH - Arteriosclerosis of the extremities

NIH - Peripheral Vascular Diseases

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