title: Korean Guidelines for Interventional Recanalization of Lower Extremity Arteries.
abstract: Peripheral arterial occlusive disease caused by atherosclerosis can present with intermittent claudication or critical limb ischemia. Proper diagnosis and management is warranted to improve symptoms and salvage limbs. With the introduction of new techniques and dedicated materials, endovascular recanalization is widely performed for the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease because it is less invasive than surgery. However, there are various opinions regarding the appropriate indications and procedure methods for interventional recanalization according to operator and institution in Korea. Therefore, we intend to provide evidence based guidelines for interventional recanalization by multidisciplinary consensus. These guidelines are the result of a close collaboration between physicians from many different areas of expertise including interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, and vascular surgery. The goal of these guidelines is to ensure better treatment, to serve as a guide to the clinician, and consequently, to contribute to public health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Mint Radiologic Clinic, Seongnam 463-950, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Ik
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon 400-711, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan 602-739, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jae
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Bo
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul 139-872, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Kwon
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Man Deuk
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Diagnosis and management; Guideline; Intervention; Peripheral arterial disease