The year in cardiology: aorta and peripheral circulation

Christian Heiss (Lead / Corresponding author), Alex Pitcher, Jill J. F. Belch, Marco De Carlo, Holger Reinecke, Iris Baumgartner, Lucia Mazzolai, Victor Aboyans (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    Similar to previous years, the current article reviews groundbreaking science published 2019 in the area of aortic and peripheral arterial diseases (PAD) as well as venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) that will affect our daily clinical practice. With the growing recognition of PAD, it will be necessary to consolidate imprecisions in terminology. Many are used to the acronym PAD for atherosclerotic disease of the lower extremity arteries. Others have used the same acronym to qualify atherosclerotic disease of the lower extremity arteries and carotid arteries. In the current article and in line with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines, we have stringently used the specific terms lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) and reserved PAD as the umbrella term encompassing all arterial diseases other than aorta and coronaries.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)501-508b
    Number of pages10
    JournalEuropean Heart Journal
    Volume41
    Issue number4
    Early online date6 Jan 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2020

    Keywords

    • aorta
    • cardiovascular disease risk factors
    • cardiology
    • peripheral circulation
    • follow-up
    • guidelines
    • lead
    • mortality
    • venous thromboembolism

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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