TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Peripheral arterial disease: Pharmacological management in geriatric patients
JO  - Topics in geriatric rehabilitation
A1  - Akiyode, O.
A1  - Thomas, T.
A1  - Weaver, S.
A1  - Sahraoui, S.
SP  - 179
EP  - 186
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease is of concern in the older population because many of these individuals often have comorbid conditions (eg, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia) commonly associated with the disease. The primary pharmacological management of these patientsÊ health is to reduce their risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, followed by decreasing their intermittent claudication symptoms. The cardiovascular reduction management includes the use of antiplatelet medication such as aspirin or clopidogrel, statin therapy, and optimal control of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Lower extremity symptom improvement is managed pharmacologically with the use of smoking cessation regimens in patients with peripheral arterial disease who smoke and by cilostazol drug therapy. Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0882-7524
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0b013e31828aef5d
ID  - ref1
ER  -