Stefania Angela Di Fusco, Maurizio Giuseppe Abrignani, Antonio Francesco Amico, Fabiana Lucà, Gian Francesco Mureddu, Roberto Ceravolo, Pier Luigi Temporelli, Vincenzo Acerbo, Vito Altamura, Danilo Baccino, Giulio Binaghi, Giulia Bugani, Arturo Cesaro, Francesco Ciccirillo, Sara Cocozza, Paola D'Errigo, Mirko Di Martino, Concetta Di Nora, Luca Fileti, Vincenzo Lopriore, Alessandro Maloberti, Francesco Monitillo, Michele Massimo Gulizia, Massimo Grimaldi, Domenico Gabrielli, Fabrizio Oliva, Furio Colivicchi
Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that can involve different arterial districts. Traditionally, the focus of cardiologists has been on the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). However, atherosclerosis localization in other districts is increasingly common and is associated with an increased risk of CAD and, more generally, of adverse cardiovascular events. Although the term peripheral arterial disease (PAD) commonly refers to the localization of atherosclerotic disease in the arterial districts of the lower limbs, in this document, in accordance with the European Society of Cardiology guidelines, the term PAD will be used for all the locations of atherosclerotic disease excluding coronary and aortic ones...
April 2024: Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia