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Table 2. Definitions of PAD Key Terms
Term Definition
Functional
status
Patient's ability to meet basic needs, fulfill usual roles, and maintain
health and well-being (activities of daily living ). Walking ability/
performance and mobility are components of functional status.
Hybrid
revascularization
Approach to revascularization that includes endovascular and
surgical components either concomitantly or in a staged manner.
In-line (pulsatile)
blood flow
Uninterrupted arterial flow via named infrapopliteal arteries to the
foot.
Inflow versus
outflow
Inflow refers to arteries proximal to the superficial femoral artery
(aortoiliac, common femoral arteries).
Outflow refers to arteries distal to the superficial femoral artery
(popliteal and infrapopliteal arteries).
MACE Variably defined but usually includes death (all-cause or
cardiovascular), MI, acute coronary syndrome (acute MI, unstable
angina), and stroke. May also include heart failure, rehospitalization
for cardiovascular causes, and other cardiovascular endpoints.
MALE Variably defined but usually includes major amputation and
endovascular or surgical lower extremity revascularization (initial or
reintervention). May also include ALI.
Multispecialty
care team for
PAD
• A team of professionals representing different specialties and
disciplines to assist in the evaluation and management of the
patient with PAD and especially CLTI.
• For the care of patients with CLTI, the care team should include
individuals who are skilled in endovascular revascularization,
surgical revascularization, wound-healing therapies and foot
surgery, and medical evaluation and care.
• Table 15 includes the list of multispecialty care team members.
• Patients and family members collaborate with the multispecialty
care team for management of CLTI.
Regions of the
foot
• Forefoot—Extends from the tarsometatarsal joint and
incorporates the phalanges, metatarsal, and sesamoid bones.
• Midfoot—Begins at the transverse tarsal joint and extends to the
tarsometatarsal joint, incorporating the navicular, cuboid, and
cuneiform bones.
• Hindfoot—Begins at the ankle joint and ends at the transverse
tarsal joint, incorporating the calcaneus and talus bones.
Structured
exercise program
An exercise program planned by a qualified health care professional
that provides recommendations for exercise training with a goal
of improving functional status over time. e program provides
individualized recommendations for frequency, intensity, time, and
type of exercise.
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