Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Management of PAD and claudication.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Vascular SurgeryCardiology

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regional clinical guidance

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): guidance by region

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Clinical Guidelines

2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Asymptomatic Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease and Intermittent Claudication

CKS: Peripheral arterial disease

ESC Guidelines for the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases

NICE guideline [CG147]

NICE guideline [CG147]: Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management

2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 Guidelines for Peripheral Arterial Disease

European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)

NICE guideline [CG147]: Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management

Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines for atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremities