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Abbreviations
AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; ABI, ankle-brachial index; ALI, acute limb ischemia;
CAD, coronary artery disease; CLI, critical limb ischemia; CTA, computed tomography
angiography; DAPT, dual-antiplatelet therapy; DES, drug-eluting stent(s); GDMT,
guideline-directed management and therapy; MI, myocardial infarction; MRA, magnetic
resonance angiography; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PTA, percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SPP, skin perfusion pressure; TBI, toe-
brachial index; TcPO
2
, transcutaneous oxygen pressure; QoL, quality of life
Source
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Fleisher LA, Fowkes FGR, Hamburg NM, Kinlay S, Lookstein R, Misra S, Mureebe L,
Olin JW, Patel RAG, Regensteiner JG, Schanzer A, Shishehbor MH, Stewart KJ, Treat-
Jacobson D, Walsh ME, 2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients
With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease, Journal of the American College of
Cardiolog y (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.007.
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