Refer PAD ‘directly to interventional radiologists’, researchers say

Paola Accalai

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) should be referred directly from primary care to an interventional radiologist, a study suggests [1].

Researchers said the option should be evaluated considering “the trend toward catheter-based procedures” for revascularization, and the “known expertise” of interventional radiologists in these procedures.

The study group assessed whether the management practices of interventional radiologists were similar to those of vascular surgeons.

source: MedicExchange