Sandbox: Peripheral Arterial Disease
==2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases (PAD), in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS): Document covering atherosclerotic disease of extracranial carotid and vertebral, mesenteric, renal, upper and lower extremity arteries Endorsed by: the European Stroke Organization (ESO) The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)==
Changes in Recommendations
What is new in the 2017 PAD Guidelines
| 2011 | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Carotid Artery Disease | |
| IIb - Embolic Protection Devices (EPDs)in Carotid Stenting | IIa - Embolic Protection Devices (EPDs)in Carotid Stenting |
| Asymptomatic 60-90% carotid stenosis | |
| IIa - Surgery for all | IIa - Surgery for high stroke risk |
| IIb - Stenting as an alternative | IIa - Stenting in high surgery risk |
| IIa - Stenting in average surgery risk | |