The doppler ultrasonography in femoropopliteal disease as an emerging cardiovascular risk marker

Abstract

Introduction: Femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease is an increasingly frequent pathology with clinical manifestations that are often oligo or asymptomatic. It is considered a preclinical or subclinical disease since it can be deemed an emerging cardiovascular risk marker (subclinical atherosclerosis), a category that attributes a high association with coronary and cerebrovascular disease. Objective: To describe the usefulness of Doppler Ultrasonography in femoropopliteal disease as a marker of emerging cardiovascular risk. Development: In general terms, the predominant pattern in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is the occlusive pathology of the Femoropopliteal sector, although it may vary according to sex and individual characteristics or RF. Conclusions: We can affirm the importance of the use of non-invasive diagnostic tools and/or instruments, such as high resolution Doppler Ultrasonography (imaging studies), in the early detection (prevention) of healthy and/or asymptomatic individuals with cardiovascular risk factors, knowing the evolutionary course of the disease in question.