1. Periférne artériové ochorenie.
- Author
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L., SLEZÁKOVÁ, Z., ĎURKOVIČOVÁ, N., HUČKOVÁ, K., KUSENDOVÁ, and V., MOJTO
- Abstract
Prevalence, aetiology, classification, diagnostics, prevention and therapy of peripheral arterial disease are discussed in the article. Peripheral arterial disease belongs to diseases of circulatory system that are alarming in terms of mortality. It often occurs together with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It reduces quality of patient's life (amputation of extremities, immobilization) and it can be life threatening. The disease can be diagnosed with ankle-brachial pressure index. Therapy is based on pharmacotherapy, as well as methods of interventional radiology and surgery. Asymptomatic stage of disease is still existing problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2016