Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Peripheral Vascular Disease

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for peripheral vascular disease.

Reviewed November 2011

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Title:   Antiplatelet agents for reducing risks in patients with peripheral arterial disease and cramping pain in legs on walking
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) refers to the blocking of large arteries. Patients with peripheral arterial disease as a result of narrowing of the arteries in the legs may present with cramping pain in the legs or buttocks on walking; this is also kn...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Sclerotherapy (injection techniques) for spider veins on the legs
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Spider or thread veins (telangiectasias) are small superficial veins that widen and become visible, often on the legs. They are sometimes, but not always, associated with chronic venous disease affecting the deeper veins. Risk factors for developing spi...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Electromagnetic therapy (EMT) for treating venous leg ulcers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Venous leg ulcers (which appear as open sores) can be caused by a blockage or breakdown in the veins of the legs. Compression of the leg, using bandages or hosiery (stockings), can help heal most of these ulcers. Electromagnetic therapy is also sometime...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Treatment of reduced blood flow to the legs using mononuclear cell therapy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) occurs when blood flow to the legs is reduced because of the worsening of peripheral arterial disease. Initially, patients experience cramping leg pain that limits walking (termed intermittent claudication), but over time s...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Oral zinc supplements for treating leg ulcers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Leg ulcers (open sores) usually heal with good wound care and dressings. However they may take a long time to heal (weeks or months) despite good wound care and can cause distress to patients as well as being very costly for the health service. Failure ...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Intravenous naftidrofuryl for treating critical limb ischaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peripheral arterial disease is relatively common, particularly in late middle age. Blockages in the leg arteries can reduce blood flow in the legs enough to cause cramping leg pain that limits walking (termed intermittent claudication). They can become ...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Horse chestnut seed extract for long-term or chronic venous insufficiency
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Poor blood flow in the veins of the legs, known as chronic venous insufficiency, is a common health problem, particularly with ageing. It can cause leg pain, swelling (oedema), itchiness (pruritus) and tenseness as well as hardening of the skin (dermato...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Ultrasound therapy used for healing venous (varicose) leg ulcers and to improve symptoms
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Venous leg ulcers are common, especially in the elderly. They are caused by damage or blockages in the veins of the legs, which in turn lead to pooling of blood and increased pressure in these veins. Eventually, these changes can damage the skin and lea...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Endovascular stents for intermittent claudication
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication is a cramping leg pain that develops when walking and is relieved with rest. It is caused by inadequate blood flow to the leg muscles because of atherosclerosis (fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries blocking blood flow)....
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Cryoplasty for peripheral vascular disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peripheral arterial disease results from narrowing of the main arteries to the legs because of atherosclerosis, which limits the supply of nutrients to the muscles and other tissues. The shortage of blood flow caused by a blocked artery can become so se...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Treatment of high blood pressure for people with peripheral arterial disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When blood pressure is consistently high, it can lead to complications such as a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or stroke. Both peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and hypertension are associated with atherosclerosis, which is hardening of the arter...
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Buflomedil for intermittent claudication
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication (IC) is pain that develops in a limb (mostly calves and thighs) during exercise and is relieved with rest. It is caused by insufficient blood flow due to peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Treatment should contain all measu...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Duloxetine for neuropathic pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Duloxetine is a drug used to treat depression and incontinence and it can be also be useful in treating certain types of pain. Pain can be produced spontaneously from damaged parts of the nervous system used to transmit pain information to the brain (ne...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Ginkgo biloba for people with leg pain while walking (intermittent claudication)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The main symptom of peripheral arterial disease is leg pain in one or both calves while walking. Typically, this pain occurs during walking and is relieved by a short period of rest. This clinical phenomenon is called intermittent claudication. Peripher...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Angioplasty versus angioplasty and stenting for lesions of the superficial femoral artery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication is pain in the leg that is brought on by walking and which is relieved by rest. The pain is a result of insufficient blood flow to the muscles of the leg due to narrowing of the arteries by atherosclerosis. Patients who have na...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Spinal cord stimulation for patients with chronic critical leg ischaemia who cannot have blood vessel surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peripheral arterial disease is relatively common, particularly in late middle age. Blockages in the leg arteries can reduce blood flow in the legs enough to cause fatigue and pain in the muscles when walking (called intermittent claudication). This can ...
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Beta blockers for peripheral arterial disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication is the most common symptom of atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease and results from decreased blood flow to the legs during exercise. Beta blockers are a large group of drugs that have been shown to decrease deaths in pe...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Exercise for reducing intermittent claudication symptoms
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication is a cramping leg pain that develops when walking and is relieved with rest. It is caused by inadequate blood flow to the leg muscles because of atherosclerosis (fatty deposits blocking blood flow through the arteries). People ...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Antiplatelet agents for preventing failure of peripheral arterial grafts
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in people with atherosclerosis can present as intermittent claudication, disabling pain on walking, or as critical limb ischaemia with pain at rest, ulceration, gangrene and the risk of losing a leg. One treatment...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with narrowed arteries of the lower limbs may be hampered by pain in their calves after relatively short walks. This limits the distance they can walk, and hence their quality of life. This is a sure sign of atherosclerosis. These patients are ...
Date:   Dec 2007

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