Effect of blood pressure lowering medications on leg ischemia in peripheral artery disease patients: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Diana Thomas ManapuratheSmriti Murali KrishnaBrittany DewdneyJoseph Vaughan MoxonErik BirosJonathan GolledgePublished in: PloS one (2017)
This study suggests that anti-hypertensive treatment does not worsen but may improve leg ischemia in PAD patients. Larger multicenter trials with longer anti-hypertensive treatment periods are required to clarify the effect of anti-hypertensives on leg ischemia in PAD patients.