Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) assessment using KODYS Vascular Dopplers

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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) assessment
using KODYS Vascular Dopplers
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

• Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, is a form of
  arterial disease appearing outside of the brain
  and heart.
• In patients suffering from PAD, the arteries
  carrying oxygenated blood in the body tend to get
  narrowed or blocked.
• The narrowing or blocking of arteries stems from
  plaque or atherosclerosis. 

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PAD - Symptoms

• Generally, PAD impacts the arteries in the legs.
  However, it can also extend to affect the
  arteries carrying blood to the kidneys,
  gastrointestinal tract, the head, and arms.
• While a majority of patients with PAD have minor
  or no symptoms, some experience pain in the leg
  or foot, ulcers or nonhealing wounds,
  claudication, gangrene, loss of limb, and
  infection.
• In very few cases, patients experience a
  significantly higher risk of cardiovascular
  events, poorer quality of life, and depression. 

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PAD risk factors

• The risk factors for the disease include smoking,
  diabetes, high blood pressure, and high
  cholesterol. It has been observed that patients
  with PAD are mostly above 50 years of age.

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Diagnosing PAD with KODYS Vascular Dopplers

• Noninvasive physiologic vascular studies are
  critical for the diagnosis and characterization
  of PAD of the lower extremity.
• The purpose of these studies is to analyze the
  physiologic parameters of blood flow through
  pulse volume recordings, Doppler waveforms, and
  segmental arterial pressures.
• The vascular ultrasound exam uses sound waves to
  create pictures of the arteries, locate the site
  of the disease, and provide prognostic data. 

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KODYS Vascular Dopplers

• KODYS Vascular dopplers use Bidirectional
  high-frequency sound waves to measure the amount
  of blood flowing through your veins and
  arteries. 
• It is highly sensitive enough .e., even if there
  is a minimum blood flow it captures accurately
  preventing the risk of foot amputation. 
• Generally, the arteries evaluated are the ones in
  your legs and arms. The purpose of the vascular
  flow study, also referred to as blood flow study
  is to identify the abnormal flow of blood within
  an artery or vein. 

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KODYS Vascular Dopplers

• The technology of the doppler has been taken up
  by many medical speciality practitioners, such as
  primary care providers, surgeons, radiologists,
  and cardiologists. 

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