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Antihypertensive treatment in critical limb Ischaemia

Gottsäter, Anders LU and Nilsson, Peter M. LU (2016) In Arterial Hypertension 20(4). p.195-197
Abstract

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is defined as atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease of the lower extremities, manifesting as intermittent claudication (IC, pain induced by walking) or critical limb ischaemia (CLI, rest pain or ulcerations). PAD guidelines recommend strict control of cardiovascular risk factors, and European guidelines on hypertension recommend a blood pressure (BP) target < 140/90 mm Hg also in PAD patients. As the pressure in the affected extremity might be of relevance for the prognosis concerning limb salvage in CLI, the traditional approach was to avoid beta-blockers and allow a slightly higher BP in CLI. Both theoretical considerations and observational data support aggressive BP lowering also in CLI;... (More)

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is defined as atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease of the lower extremities, manifesting as intermittent claudication (IC, pain induced by walking) or critical limb ischaemia (CLI, rest pain or ulcerations). PAD guidelines recommend strict control of cardiovascular risk factors, and European guidelines on hypertension recommend a blood pressure (BP) target < 140/90 mm Hg also in PAD patients. As the pressure in the affected extremity might be of relevance for the prognosis concerning limb salvage in CLI, the traditional approach was to avoid beta-blockers and allow a slightly higher BP in CLI. Both theoretical considerations and observational data support aggressive BP lowering also in CLI; however, in the absence of randomized studies on BP lowering in this setting it cannot be definitely established that current recommendations on BP lowering apply also in CLI.

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Blood pressure, Critical limb ischaemia, Peripheral artery disease
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Arterial Hypertension
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20
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3 pages
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Via Medica
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2449-6162
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10.5603/AH.2016.0020
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English
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  title        = {{Antihypertensive treatment in critical limb Ischaemia}},
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