Kitatani M, Mabuchi H, Ueda K
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine.
Nihon Rinsho. 1993 Aug;51(8):2160-4.
Arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) has become one of major health problems in the elderly people in Japan. This paper reviews the recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of ASO. Both medical and surgical treatments, such as atherectomy catheters, endovascular metallic stenting, laser angioplasty and LDL-apheresis have recently been greatly developed. As atherosclerosis is a generalised disease, patients with ASO tend to have other atherosclerotic diseases, i.e., cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease and renal vascular disease. For the selection of treatments, we have to consider the whole background of the patients, including a quality of life.
闭塞性动脉硬化症（ASO）已成为日本老年人面临的主要健康问题之一。本文综述了ASO诊断与治疗的最新进展。近来，诸如斑块旋切导管、血管内金属支架置入、激光血管成形术和低密度脂蛋白分离术等内科和外科治疗方法均有了很大发展。由于动脉粥样硬化是一种全身性疾病，ASO患者往往还患有其他动脉粥样硬化性疾病，即脑血管疾病、冠心病和肾血管疾病。在选择治疗方法时，我们必须考虑患者的整体情况，包括生活质量。
