Cardiovascular risk profile, cardiac and cervical artery ultrasound in patients with peripheral artery disease

Abstract

Patients with peripheral arterial present different hemodynamic significance of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary and cervical arterial territories also, which are responsible for increased vital cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to assess the role of clinic and imagistic cardiac and carotid evaluation of PAD patients to estimate the cardiovascular risk in the perspective of perioperative therapeutic strategy revascularization. After clinical and imagistic evaluation we found that proving the polvarterial profile changes the medical and interventional therapy, prioritizing coronary' and carotid arterial revascularization.