This 2011 ACCF/AHA focused update revises the 2005 peripheral artery disease guidelines by lowering the diagnostic ankle-brachial index age threshold to >=65 years, updating antiplatelet and smoking cessation recommendations, and clarifying the comparative roles of endovascular versus open surgical repair for critical limb ischemia and abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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Facilitates earlier PAD detection from age 65; extends 2005 guidelines with updated antiplatelet and revascularization recommendations.
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Rooke et al. (2011) studied Peripheral artery disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic). 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update guideline-directed medical, endovascular, and surgical management was evaluated. The 2011 ACCF/AHA focused update lowers the age threshold for diagnostic ankle-brachial index testing to 65 years and updates antiplatelet, smoking cessation, critical limb ischemia, and abdominal aortic aneurysm management recommendations.
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