title: [Medical treatment of sclerotic arteriopathies of the lower limbs].
abstract: The medical treatment of sclerotic arterial disease in the lower limbs is only one facet in the management of generalized arterial disease. Clinical and ancillary investigations estimate not only the severity of arterial insufficiency, but also the diffusion of arterial disease and the existence of threatening lesions. Medical treatment has 2 essential aims: to limit the progression of lesions by risk factor control and antithrombotic drugs; to improve arterial insufficiency using adapted rehabilitation and, if necessary, drugs with vasodilatating or haemorrheological properties.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine vasculaire: angiologie et explorations fonctionnelles, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boissier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conchonnet
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guilmot
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation
vernacular_title: Traitement médical des artériopathies scléreuses des membres inférieurs.