Table 1.

Parallel concepts in care in patients with CAD and PAD

CAD	PAD	Management
Guideline-directed medical therapy	Optimal medical therapy	Antithrombotic, lipid-lowering, antihypertensive and glycaemic control agents
Lifestyle management	Lifestyle management	Smoking cessation, dietary intervention, weight management, exercise
Stable angina	Claudication	Conservative symptom management with revascularisation reserved for significant symptoms
Acute coronary syndrome	Chronic limb-threating ischaemia and chronic mesenteric ischaemia	Revascularisation generally preferred over medical therapy alone
ST-elevation myocardial infarction	Acute limb ischaemia and acute mesenteric ischaemia	Urgent or emergent revascularisation
Stent versus coronary bypass surgery	Endovascular versus surgical revascularisation	Multidisciplinary approach to balance anatomic complexity, periprocedural complications, risk of repeat revascularisation and patient’s preference

CAD, coronary artery disease; PAD, peripheral artery disease.