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Going out on a Limb: Peripheral Arterial Disease in Primary Care
Adam M. Levine, D.O. FACC
Lourdes Cardiology Services
South Jersey Heart Group
September 13, 2014
No Financial Disclosures
Goals
• Who is at risk for development of PAD
• When and How to screen
• How to treat
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)• PAD affects 12-20% of Americans age 65 and older.1
• 12 million with PAD in the U.S. alone2
• 3x greater risk in those with diabetes over the age of 50.3
• 4x greater risk in current or past smokers. 1
1. Becker, GJ, et al. The Importance of Increasing Public and Physician Awareness of Peripheral Arterial Disease. J Vasc interv Radiol 2002; 13[1];7-11.
2. “Peripheral Arterial Disease in People with Diabetes”, American Diabetes Association Consensus Statement, Diabetes Care, Volume 26, Number 12, December 2003, 3333-3341.
3. “Diagnosis of PAD is Important for People with Diabetes”, American Diabetes Association Consensus Statement, Diabetes Care, November 21, 2003, www.diabetes.org.
Defining a Population “At Risk” for Lower Extremity PAD
• Age less than 50 years with diabetes, and one additional risk factor (e.g., smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, or hyperhomocysteinemia)
• Age 50 to 69 years and history of smoking or diabetes• Age 70 years and older• Leg symptoms with exertion (suggestive of
claudication) or ischemic rest pain• Abnormal lower extremity pulse examination• Known atherosclerotic coronary, carotid, or renal
artery disease
Presentations in Clinical Practice
• Asymptomatic, may have functional impairment
• Reproducible (typical) claudication
• Atypical Leg Pain
• Critical Limb Ischemia• Rest pain, tissue loss, threatened limb loss
• Acute Limb Ischemia• Pain, Pulseless, Pallor, Parasthesias, Paralysis
CLI Impact and Mortality
• 1.5-2 million people in the US and Europe suffer from CLI1 • Mortality rates for CLI patients2
•at one year : 25%• two years : 31.6%• three years : 60%
• 40-50 % amputation rate within 1st year of Dx. 3
1-2. “Conquering Critical Limb Ischemia”, Michael R. Jaff, DO and Giancarlo Biamino, MD, Endovascular Today, February 2004, Volume 3, No. 2
3. Dormandy J.A., Heeck L., Vig S.: The fate of subjects with critical leg ischemia. Semin Vasc Surg 12. 142-147.1999;
61.7
12.6
25.8
Symptomatic and Asymptomatic PAD
PARTNERS StudyHirsch AT et al. JAMA. 2001;286:1317-1324.
Prior Diagnosis of PAD
(n=366)
46.3
5.5
48.3
Claudication No Symptoms Non-Specific Symptoms
Newly Diagnosed PAD
(n=457)
Prognosis in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
Peripheral VascularOutcomes
Other CardiovascularMorbidity/Total Mortality
Lower ExtremityBypass Surgery
7%
MajorAmputation
4%
WorseningClaudication
16%
Population >55 yr
IntermittentClaudication
NonfatalCardiovascular
Event(MI/Stroke, 5-year Rate)
20%
5-yrMortality
30%
CardiovascularCause75%
Adapted from Weitz JI et al.
Circulation. 1996;94:3026-3049.
Does “Asymptomatic” PAD Really Matter?
Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) in patients with known CAD the presence of PAD increased Cardiovascular mortality by 25% during a 10 yr follow-up
(J AM Coll Cardiol 1994:23:1091-5)
PAD, symptomatic or asymptomatic, is a powerful independent predictor of CAD and CVD
(Vasc.Med.3,241,1998.)
Symptoms of PAD
• Claudication: Dull cramping or pain in muscles of hips, thighs or calf muscles when walking, climbing stairs, or exercise which is relieved with cessation of activity
• Fatigue in legs which may require patient to stop and rest while walking
• Slow or shuffled gait & having difficulty keeping up with others
Symptoms of PAD
• Neuropathy or pain in feet with exercise
• Rest pain or night pain that occurs when legs elevated in bed, relieved when placed in dependent position. Typically in the distal foot, possibly in vicinity of an ulcer
• Impotence may be a sign of iliac disease and may see some relief with sildenafil citrate.
Differential Diagnosis of Exertional Leg Pain
• Vascular Causes Atherosclerosis
ThrombosisEmbolismVasculitisThromboangiitis obliteransTakayasu arteritisGiant cell arteritisAortic coarctationFibromuscular dysplasiaIrradiationEndofibrosis of the external iliac arteryExtravascular compressionArterial entrapment (e.g., popliteal artery entrapment,
thoracic outlet syndrome)Adventitial cysts
Visual Cues to PAD and Arterial Insufficiency• Cool, dry, atrophic skin on legs
• May have signs of cellulitis
• Thickened or deformed nails-dystrophic• Hair loss or uneven distribution on legs• Muscle weakness or atrophy• Bruits on auscultation • Ulcers or wounds on lower extremities • Gangrene
The First Tool to Establish the PAD Diagnosis:The HPI, ROS, and Physical Examination
• Pulse intensity should be assessed and should be recorded numerically as follows:• 0 - absent• 1 - diminished• 2 - normal• 3 - bounding
PAD Diagnostic TestsNon-invasive tests1
ABI (Ankle/Brachial Index) Exercise TestSegmental PressuresSegmental Volume PlethysmographyDuplex UltrasonographyMRA (Magnetic Resonance Arteriography),or CTA
Invasive tests1
Peripheral Angiography
1. Krajewski and Olin Chapter 11 Peripheral Vascular Disease. 2nd ed. 1996
Recommendations for ABI, Toe-Brachial Index, and Segmental Pressure Examination
The resting ABI should be used to establish the lower extremity PAD diagnosis in patients with suspected lower extremity PAD, defined as individuals with 1 or more of the following: exertional leg symptoms, nonhealing wounds, age ≥65 years, or ≥50 years with a history of smoking or diabetes.
MODIFIED
I IIa IIb III
2011 ACC/AHA Guideline for Management of PAD
The Ankle-Brachial Index
The Ankle-Brachial Index is 95% sensitive and 99% specific for PAD
Both ankle and brachial systolic pressures are obtained using a hand-held Doppler instrument
Normal 0.95-1.2PAD <0.90
Rest pain/ulceration <0.40
ABI = Lower extremity systolic pressure Brachial artery systolic pressure
Source: Peripheral Arterial Disease in People with Diabetes, ADA, ConsensusStatement, Diabetes Care, Volume 26, Number 12, December 2003.
The Ankle-Brachial Index
Performing a resting ankle-brachial index measurement
ABI >1.30(abnormal)
ABI 0.91 to1.30(borderline &normal
ABI <= to 0.90(abnormal)
Confirmation of PAD diagnosis
Measure ABIAfter exercise test
PVR, Toe-brachial indexDuplex ultrasonography
Decreased post-exerciseABI
Duplex ultrasonographyMRA,or CTA
Peripheral Angiography
Duplex ultrasonographyMRA,or CTA
Peripheral Angiography
MRA, or CTAPeripheral Angiography
Exercise ABI
Confirms the PAD diagnosis
Assesses the functional severity of claudication
May “unmask” PAD when the resting ABI is normal
Arterial Duplex Ultrasound Recommendations
• Duplex ultrasound of the extremities is useful to diagnose anatomic location and degree of stenosis of peripheral arterial disease.
• Duplex ultrasound is useful to provide surveillance following femoral-popliteal bypass using venous conduit (but not prosthetic grafts).
I IIa IIb III
2011 ACC/AHA Guideline for Management of PAD
Arterial Duplex Ultrasound Testing
Duplex ultrasound of the extremities can be used to select candidates for:
• endovascular intervention; • surgical bypass, and• to select the sites of surgical
anastomosis. However, the data that might support use of duplex ultrasound to assess long-term patency of PTA is not robust.
Surveillance post Bypass or Endovascular Procedure• Duplex Ultrasound 3, 6, 12 months post and at yearly intervals
• Early Failure Rates 9-47% after PTA• If recognized secondary patency rates > 90%
• Indications for restudy• Worsening ABI ( 0.15) is an indication for restudy• Decreased flow less then 40 cm/sec • PSV >180 cm/sec, Vr > 2
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• MRA of the extremities is useful to diagnose anatomic location and degree of stenosis of PAD.
• MRA of the extremities should be performed with gadolinium enhancement. (Level of Evidence: B)
• MRA of the extremities is useful in selecting patients with lower extremity PAD as candidates for endovascular intervention.
I IIa IIb III
Computed Tomographic Angiography
• Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) of the extremities may be considered to diagnose anatomic location and presence of significant stenosis in patients with lower extremity PAD.
• CTA of the extremities may be considered as a substitute for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for those patients with contraindications to MRA.
I IIa IIb III
Lower Extremity AngiographyContrast angiography provides detailed information about arterial anatomy and is recommended for evaluation of patients with lower extremity PAD when revascularization is contemplated. (Class I, LOE B)
Summary of Diagnostic tests
• Suspected PAD • exertional leg symptoms
or non-healing wounds• Age ≥65 years• Age ≥50 years with a
history of smoking or diabetes.
• ABI/PVR• If normal and
symptomatic then Exercise ABI
• Duplex ultrasound• MRA • CTA• Angiogram
Treatment
• Risk Factor Modification• Hypertension - BP < 140/90• Diabetes – HgA1c ≤ 7%• Hyperlipidemia – LDL ≤ 100• Smoking Cessation
• Supervised Exercise Program (30-45 min/day, 3 days/week)• Class I, LOE A
Pharmacotherapy
• Antiplatlet to reduce risk of MI, stroke, vascular death in PAD• Symptomatic
• Aspirin (Class I, LOE B)• Clopidogrel (Class I, LOE B)
• Asymptomatic• If ABI ≤ 0.90 (Class IIa, LOE C)
• Cilostazol (Class I, LOE A)• Indicated to improved symptoms and increase walking distance in PAD• Contraindicated in CHF• 100mg BID
Revascularization Options
• Endovascular• Advantage
• Local anesthesia• No vein grafts needed• Fast recovery• Potential for Hybrid
approach
• Disadvantage• Lower Patency rates• Need for repeat procedures
• Surgical• Advantage
• Less interventions• Better patency
• Disadvantage• General anesthesia• Need vein grafts• Longer recovery• Higher systemic
complications
Comparative Intervention Treatment Options
1 year primary patency
2 year primary patency
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
58% 51%
Stents 65-85% 55-68%
Bypass 77-81% 66-77%
Source: J Endovas There 2004;11(suppl II):II-107-II-127 “Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions” Bates and AbuRahma
Summary
• Who is at risk for development of PAD• Diabetes, known vascular disease, Smokers, Older age
• When and How to screen• Exertional leg symptoms or nonhealing wounds• Anyone age ≥65 years or ≥50 years with a history of smoking or
diabetes.• ABI and doppler ultrasound is first line
• How to treat• Aspirin, exercise, risk factor modification, cilostazol, revascularization
Conclusion
• Prevention is KEY!!!!!
• When in doubt, refer to your local vascular specialist.