scholarly journals The importance of community screening of asymptomatic elderly for peripheral arterial disease by Doppler ultrasound and ankle-brachial index

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (71) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşe Keven ◽  
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Mehmet Sedat Durmaz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Doppler Ultrasound ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Community Screening ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

scholarly journals Hallucal thenar index: A new index to detect peripheral arterial disease using laser speckle flowgraphy

Vascular ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 170853812093893
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Tsunekawa ◽  
Fumio Nagai ◽  
Tamon Kato ◽  
Ikkei Takashimizu ◽  
Daisuke Yanagisawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Laser Speckle ◽  
Laser Speckle Flowgraphy ◽  
Skin Perfusion ◽  
Peripheral Arterial ◽  
Cutaneous Blood

Objectives Laser speckle flowgraphy is a technology using reflected scattered light for visualization of blood distribution, which can be used to measure relative velocity of blood flow easily without contact with the skin within a short time. It was hypothesized that laser speckle flowgraphy may be able to identify foot ischemia. This study was performed to determine whether laser speckle flowgraphy could distinguish between subjects with and without peripheral arterial disease. Materials and methods All subjects were classified based on clinical observations using the Rutherford classification: non-peripheral arterial disease, class 0; peripheral arterial disease group, class 2–5. Rutherford class 6 was one of the exclusion criteria. Laser speckle flowgraphy measured the beat strength of skin perfusion as an indicator of average dynamic cutaneous blood flow change synchronized with the heartbeat. The beat strength of skin perfusion indicates the strength of the heartbeat on the skin, and the heartbeat strength calculator in laser speckle flowgraphy uses the blood flow data to perform a Fourier transform to convert the temporal changes in blood flow to a power spectrum. A total of 33 subjects with peripheral arterial disease and 40 subjects without peripheral arterial disease at a single center were prospectively examined. Laser speckle flowgraphy was used to measure hallucal and thenar cutaneous blood flow, and the measurements were repeated three times. The hallucal and thenar index was defined as the ratio of beat strength of skin perfusion value on hallux/beat strength of skin perfusion value on ipsilateral thenar eminence. The Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compare the median values of hallucal and thenar index and ankle brachial index between the two groups. A receiver operating characteristic curve for hallucal and thenar index of beat strength of skin perfusion was plotted, and a cutoff point was set. The correlation between hallucal and thenar index of beat strength of skin perfusion and ankle brachial index was explored in all subjects, the hemodialysis group, and the non-hemodialysis (non-hemodialysis) group. Results The median value of the hallucal and thenar index of beat strength of skin perfusion was significantly different between subjects with and without peripheral arterial disease (0.27 vs. 0.87, respectively; P <  0.001). The median value of ankle brachial index was significantly different between subjects with and without peripheral arterial disease (0.8 vs. 1.1, respectively; P <  0.001). Based on the receiver operating characteristic of hallucal and thenar index, the cutoff was 0.4416 and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 68.7%, 95%, 91.7%, and 77.6%, respectively. The correlation coefficients of all subjects, the hemodialysis group, and the non-hemodialysis group were 0.486, 0.102, and 0.743, respectively. Conclusions Laser speckle flowgraphy is a noninvasive, rapid, and widely applicable method. Laser speckle flowgraphy using hallucal and thenar index would be helpful to determine the differences between subjects with and without peripheral arterial disease. The correlation between hallucal and thenar index of beat strength of skin perfusion and ankle brachial index indicated that this index was especially useful in the non-hemodialysis group.

The Role of Doppler Ultrasound, CT Angiography, and Conventional Angiography in Detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 154431672110303
Author(s):  
Sayan Sarkar ◽  
Shyam Mohan ◽  
Shakthi Parvathy
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Ct Angiography ◽  
Doppler Ultrasound ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Color Doppler ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
P Value ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

The purpose of this study is to analyze how accurate duplex ultrasonography using color Doppler and computed tomography (CT) angiography are in detection of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in comparison with the Gold Standard of digital subtraction angiography (DSA). This is a single-center prospective, analytical study done on patients with symptoms of PAD referred to the Department of Radiodiagnosis of Medical Trust Hospital (n = 53). All patients were imaged with color Doppler, CT angiography, and DSA. The peak systolic velocity (PSV) ratio was calculated by Doppler ultrasound, and the percentage stenosis for the same vascular segments was calculated using CT angiography and DSA. To test the statistical significance between the results, chi-square test was used. A P value <.05 indicates statistical significance. The PSV ratio for each grade—normal (<1.5), mild (1.5-2.8), moderate (2.9-4.9), and severe (≥5)—and the percentage of stenosis for each grade observed on CT angiography—normal (<20% stenosis), mild (20%-49% stenosis), moderate (50%-74% stenosis), severe (75%-99% stenosis), and total occlusion (100% stenosis)—were found to be highly sensitive and specific with good positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy level when compared with DSA with narrow confidence intervals for each range. The P value was <.001 for both color Doppler and CT angiography. Computed tomography angiography can be an effective tool as an alternative to DSA for gradation of stenosis if the artifacts resulting from vascular calcification can be avoided. Duplex ultrasonography can be utilized for gradation of stenosis by using the value of PSV ratio and spectral pattern together. However, it can only act as an adjunct to CT angiography because it is incapable of imaging the full length of the arterial segments in 1 frame.

Study on Unrecognized Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) by Ankle/Brachial Index and Arterial Comorbidity in Catania, Sicily, Italy

Angiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 524-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Santo Signorelli ◽  
Massimiliano Anzaldi ◽  
Valerio Fiore ◽  
Stefano Catanzaro ◽  
Massimo Simili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Clinical examination of peripheral arterial disease and ankle–brachial index in a nationwide cohort of older subjects: practical implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (10) ◽  
pp. 1443-1449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Królczyk ◽  
Karolina Piotrowicz ◽  
Jerzy Chudek ◽  
Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka ◽  
Małgorzata Mossakowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Peripheral Arterial ◽  
Practical Implications

Peripheral Arterial Disease and the Ankle-Brachial Index

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmira T. Asongwed ◽  
Steven B. Chesbro ◽  
Spiridon G. Karavatas
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial
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