RT Book, Section A1 Cohen, Robert I. A2 Warfield, Carol A. A2 Bajwa, Zahid H. SR Print(0) ID 3418026 T1 Chapter 50. Peripheral Vascular Disease T2 Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e YR 2004 FD 2004 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071443494 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3418026 RD 2024/03/28 AB By late middle age 5% of men and women have developed peripheral arterial disease, and within 5 years one quarter of these will develop pain at rest, ulceration, and gangrene (critical limb ischemia).1 Physicians practicing in the specialty of pain medicine need to be familiar with the causes and management of pain due to peripheral vascular disease because it has a high prevalence and appropriate management can significantly improve the quality of life for these patients. The pain physician may also be able to significantly improve life expectancy because one half of the patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular disease also have coronary and/or carotid artery disease, and many will not be receiving recommended secondary and tertiary preventive therapy. This chapter outlines the disease conditions and treatments for pain associated with peripheral vascular disease.2