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Peripheral vascular disease co-exists in approximately one-third of patients with coronary artery disease. Due to a deficiency in formal instruction in the discipline of vascular medicine in medical school and residency programs, many patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), lymphedema, and aortic aneurysmal disease are under-diagnosed and therefore untreated (Armstrong et al., Can J Cardiol 26:e346–350, 2010). This chapter summarizes the identification, work-up, and management of common vascular disorders which the general cardiologist may be responsible for during routine consultative and office-based care.
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Cameron, S.J., Mix, D. (2018). Vascular Medicine. In: Mieszczanska, H., Budzikowski, A. (eds) Cardiology Consult Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89725-7_22
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