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Arterial insufficiency

MedGen UID:
507454
•Concept ID:
C0003834
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Arterial Insufficiency
SNOMED CT: Arterial insufficiency (195374003)

Definition

A condition in which there is inadequate blood flow through an artery. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVArterial insufficiency

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Chronic Wounds.
Morrison A, Madden C, Messmer J
Prim Care 2022 Mar;49(1):85-98. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.10.009. PMID: 35125160
Endovascular treatment of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.
Klein AJ, Ross CB
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2016 Aug;26(6):495-512. Epub 2016 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2016.02.007. PMID: 27345154
Arterial insufficiency and ulceration: diagnosis and treatment options.
Sieggreen MY, Kline RA
Adv Skin Wound Care 2004 Jun;17(5 Pt 1):242-51; quiz 252-3. doi: 10.1097/00129334-200406000-00013. PMID: 15192492

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Peripheral Vascular Disease.
McGinigle KL
Prim Care 2024 Mar;51(1):83-93. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2023.07.005. PMID: 38278575
Head and neck free-flap salvage.
Olinde LM, Farber NI, Kain JJ
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Oct 1;29(5):429-436. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000739. PMID: 34459800
The penile duplex ultrasound: How and when to perform it?
Aversa A, Crafa A, Greco EA, Chiefari E, Brunetti A, La Vignera S
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1457-1466. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1111/andr.13029. PMID: 33960127
Diabetic foot infections: state-of-the-art.
Uçkay I, Gariani K, Pataky Z, Lipsky BA
Diabetes Obes Metab 2014 Apr;16(4):305-16. Epub 2013 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/dom.12190. PMID: 23911085
Diabetic foot ulcers: prevention, diagnosis and classification.
Armstrong DG, Lavery LA
Am Fam Physician 1998 Mar 15;57(6):1325-32, 1337-8. PMID: 9531915

Diagnosis

Peripheral Vascular Disease.
McGinigle KL
Prim Care 2024 Mar;51(1):83-93. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2023.07.005. PMID: 38278575
Management of Chronic Wounds.
Morrison A, Madden C, Messmer J
Prim Care 2022 Mar;49(1):85-98. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.10.009. PMID: 35125160
Arterial insufficiency and ulceration: diagnosis and treatment options.
Sieggreen MY, Kline RA
Adv Skin Wound Care 2004 Jun;17(5 Pt 1):242-51; quiz 252-3. doi: 10.1097/00129334-200406000-00013. PMID: 15192492
Diabetic foot ulcers: prevention, diagnosis and classification.
Armstrong DG, Lavery LA
Am Fam Physician 1998 Mar 15;57(6):1325-32, 1337-8. PMID: 9531915
Leg cramps.
FIELDS A
Calif Med 1960 Mar;92(3):204-6. PMID: 13822692Free PMC Article

Therapy

The penile duplex ultrasound: How and when to perform it?
Aversa A, Crafa A, Greco EA, Chiefari E, Brunetti A, La Vignera S
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1457-1466. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1111/andr.13029. PMID: 33960127
External Mechanical Devices and Vascular Surgery for Erectile Dysfunction.
Trost LW, Munarriz R, Wang R, Morey A, Levine L
J Sex Med 2016 Nov;13(11):1579-1617. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.09.008. PMID: 27770853
Diabetic foot infections: state-of-the-art.
Uçkay I, Gariani K, Pataky Z, Lipsky BA
Diabetes Obes Metab 2014 Apr;16(4):305-16. Epub 2013 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/dom.12190. PMID: 23911085
Cervical arterial dysfunction assessment and manual therapy.
Kerry R, Taylor AJ
Man Ther 2006 Nov;11(4):243-53. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.09.006. PMID: 17074613
Subclinical ergotism.
Dige-Petersen H, Lassen NA, Noer I, Tonnesen KH
Lancet 1977 Jul 9;2(8028):65-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90065-4. PMID: 69149

Prognosis

Erectile Dysfunction Following Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injury.
Johnsen NV, Kaufman MR, Dmochowski RR, Milam DF
Sex Med Rev 2018 Jan;6(1):114-123. Epub 2017 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2017.06.004. PMID: 28757357
The Diabetic Foot: The Never-Ending Challenge.
Peter-Riesch B
Endocr Dev 2016;31:108-34. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1159/000439409. PMID: 26824745
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for retinal vein occlusions.
Campochiaro PA
Ophthalmologica 2012;227 Suppl 1:30-5. Epub 2012 Apr 24 doi: 10.1159/000337157. PMID: 22517123
Chapter I: Definitions, epidemiology, clinical presentation and prognosis.
Becker F, Robert-Ebadi H, Ricco JB, Setacci C, Cao P, de Donato G, Eckstein HH, De Rango P, Diehm N, Schmidli J, Teraa M, Moll FL, Dick F, Davies AH, Lepäntalo M, Apelqvist J
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011 Dec;42 Suppl 2:S4-12. doi: 10.1016/S1078-5884(11)60009-9. PMID: 22172472
Cervical arterial dysfunction assessment and manual therapy.
Kerry R, Taylor AJ
Man Ther 2006 Nov;11(4):243-53. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.09.006. PMID: 17074613

Clinical prediction guides

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: A promising therapeutic option for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Dama G, Du J, Zhu X, Liu Y, Lin J
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023 Jan;195:110201. Epub 2022 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110201. PMID: 36493913
Training-induced vascular adaptations to ischemic muscle.
Yang HT, Prior BM, Lloyd PG, Taylor JC, Li Z, Laughlin MH, Terjung RL
J Physiol Pharmacol 2008 Dec;59 Suppl 7(Suppl 7):57-70. PMID: 19258657Free PMC Article
Cervical arterial dysfunction assessment and manual therapy.
Kerry R, Taylor AJ
Man Ther 2006 Nov;11(4):243-53. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.09.006. PMID: 17074613
Thoracic outlet syndrome.
Huang JH, Zager EL
Neurosurgery 2004 Oct;55(4):897-902; discussion 902-3. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000137333.04342.4d. PMID: 15458598
Androgens and cardiovascular disease.
Liu PY, Death AK, Handelsman DJ
Endocr Rev 2003 Jun;24(3):313-40. doi: 10.1210/er.2003-0005. PMID: 12788802

Recent systematic reviews

Comparison of outcomes between single- and multiple-perforator-based free perforator flaps: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yin SC, Liu YH, Shi C, Qiao QH, Xu ZF, Feng CJ
Microsurgery 2023 Feb;43(2):185-195. Epub 2022 Sep 10 doi: 10.1002/micr.30955. PMID: 36086933
A systematic review and meta-analysis of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers with arterial insufficiency.
Brouwer RJ, Lalieu RC, Hoencamp R, van Hulst RA, Ubbink DT
J Vasc Surg 2020 Feb;71(2):682-692.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.07.082. PMID: 32040434
Endovascular Therapy for Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Arterial and Venous Therapies.
Doppalapudi SK, Wajswol E, Shukla PA, Kolber MK, Singh MK, Kumar A, Fischman A, Rastinehad AR
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 Aug;30(8):1251-1258.e2. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.01.024. PMID: 31104902
Recommendations for the medical management of chronic venous disease: The role of Micronized Purified Flavanoid Fraction (MPFF).
Bush R, Comerota A, Meissner M, Raffetto JD, Hahn SR, Freeman K
Phlebology 2017 Apr;32(1_suppl):3-19. doi: 10.1177/0268355517692221. PMID: 28211296
Ulnar hammer syndrome: a systematic review of the literature.
Vartija L, Cheung K, Kaur M, Coroneos CJ, Thoma A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2013 Nov;132(5):1181-1191. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a3bfcb. PMID: 23924647

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