Asia-Pacific consensus statement on the management of peripheral artery disease: a report from the Asian Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Disease Asia-Pacific Peripheral Artery Disease Consensus Statement Project Committee

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Abola, Maria Teresa B.;Golledge, Jonathan;Miyata, Tetsuro;Rha, Seung-Woon;Yan, Bryan P.;Dy, Timothy C.;Ganzon, Marie Simonette V.;Handa, Pankaj Kumar;Harris, Salim;Zhisheng, Jiang;Pinjala, Ramakrishna;Robless, Peter Ashley;Yokoi, Hiroyoshi;Alajar, Elaine B.;Bermudez-delos Santos, April Ann;Llanes, Elmer Jasper B.;Obrado-Nabablit, Gay Marjorie;Pestaño, Noemi S.;Punzalan, Felix Eduardo;Tumanan-Mendoza, Bernadette
Jonathan Golledge
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Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the most underdiagnosed, underestimated and undertreated of the atherosclerotic vascular diseases despite its poor prognosis. There may be racial or contextual differences in the Asia-Pacific region as to epidemiology, availability of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, and even patient treatment response. The Asian Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases (APSAVD) thus coordinated the development of an Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement (APCS) on the Management of PAD. Objectives: The APSAVD aimed to accomplish the following: 1) determine the applicability of the 2016 AHA/ACC guidelines on the Management of Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease to the Asia-Pacific region; 2) review Asia-Pacific literature; and 3) increase the awareness of PAD. Methodology: A Steering Committee was organized to oversee development of the APCS, appoint a Technical Working Group (TWG) and Consensus Panel (CP). The TWG appraised the relevance of the 2016 AHA/ACC PAD Guideline and proposed recommendations which were reviewed by the CP using a modified Delphi technique. Results: A total of 91 recommendations were generated covering history and physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of PAD-3 new recommendations, 31 adaptations and 57 adopted statements. This Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement on the Management of PAD constitutes the first for the Asia-Pacific Region. It is intended for use by health practitioners involved in preventing, diagnosing and treating patients with PAD and ultimately the patients and their families themselves.

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Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

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27

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1880-3873

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Japan Atherosclerosis Society

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10.5551/jat.53660