Large Vessel and Isolated Small Vessel Disease

摘要: For more than a decade our group has been involved in the study of epidemiology peripheral vascular disease, using both traditional clinical assessments as well highly accurate and reliable non-invasive measurements (Criqui 1985a, b, c, 1989). The measures used are able to assess hemodynamics lower extremities from largest (common femoral) smallest (arteries less 2 mm diameter) components arterial circulation. In evaluating circulation by these various tests, we found that three groups patients could be differentiated: with reduced flow large vessels but normal small vessel (<2 flow; vessels. We labelled first disease (LV-PAD), second isolated (ISV-PAD). However, while characterise this third having LV-PAD, were uncertain whether their was due per se, or simply proximal obstruction.