Anatomical Distribution Patterns of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Upper Extremities According to Patient Characteristics: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Abdulaziz Mohammad AlSharydahKhaled Saud AlZahraniIbrahim Abobaker AlghanimiMaha Mukhlef AlAnaziRazan Essam AlHarbi

Published in: Vascular health and risk management (2023)

The distribution patterns of upper extremity PAD are linked to its underlying pathophysiology. HTN and DM are the most frequent comorbidities in patients with upper extremity PAD. Angiographically, PAD in these patients is likely to present as stenosis rather than as occlusion. This is vital for interventionists who deviate from radial arterial access in patients with PAD. Therefore, targeted screening standards are required, and further studies on PAD are warranted.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
patient reported
weight loss
soft tissue