Table 1 Criteria for PAD definition in patients without a history of lower limb amputation, PTA or bypass surgery
From: Association of serum Cyr61 levels with peripheral arterial disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes
Clinical Criteria | Instrumental criteria |
|---|---|
Presence of Intermittent claudication | ABI < 0.90 |
Resting pain | TcPO2 < 30 mmHg |
Non-healing distal ulcer | Ultrasound or angiography found atherosclerosis with stenosis, with a reduction at least 50% of the lumen diameter, consistent with clinical symptoms |
Gangrene | Ultrasonographic finding of post-stenotic blood flow profile, consistent with symptoms |