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Clinical inquiries: how should you evaluate an asymptomatic patient with a femoral or iliac artery bruit?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Walker, Katherine M. Messick, Brent H. Kaufman, Leonora |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Perform an ankle-arm index (AAI, or ankle-brachial index) test to evaluate for peripheral artery disease (PAD) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, cohort studies). If the test detects PAD, recommend steps to modify cardiovascular risk factors (SOR: B, extrapolation from randomized clinical trials [RCTs]). Additional vascular diagnostic evaluation is not indicated, because no evidence suggests that proceeding with limb revascularization will improve outcomes in limb pain or function (SOR: C, expert opinion). Not enough evidence exists to recommend routine screening for iliac and femoral arterial bruits. Evidence-based answer |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 19358802 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 58 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/3878/HowEvaluateArteryBruit.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Journal | The Journal of family practice |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |