Peripheral arterial disease and Virchow’s triad

Philip C. Bennett; Stanley H. Silverman; Paramjit S. Gill; Gregory Y. H. Lip

doi:10.1160/TH08-08-0518

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(06): 1032-1040
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-08-0518

Review Article

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Peripheral arterial disease and Virchow’s triad

Philip C. Bennett

¹University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK

²Department of Vascular Surgery, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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Stanley H. Silverman

²Department of Vascular Surgery, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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Paramjit S. Gill

³Department of Primary Care and General Practice University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

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Gregory Y. H. Lip

¹University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Summary

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important global health-care problem associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. This disease is an important manifestation of atherosclerosis and the pathophysiological processes involved in its development, progression and complications are atherothrombosis and thromboembolism. Over 150 years ago, Virchow described a triad of abnormalities (abnormal blood flow, abnormal vessel wall and abnormal blood constituents) associated with thrombus formation (thrombogenesis). An improvement in biochemical techniques has allowed quantification of various components of Virchow’s triad, and as a consequence, there has been increasing interest in the measurement of such biomarkers in understanding the development and progression of PAD, as well as its symptomatic complications. This review discusses quantifiable components of Virchow’s triad that have been associated with PAD and their clinical utility as risk factors for PAD.

Keywords

Arterial thrombosis - clinical studies - risk factors

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