“How Air Plethysmography (APG®) Influences Patient Management”

Below is an abstract of a pretty short publication introducing the APG® Air Plethysmograph.

Air plethysmography is a completely non-invasive diagnostic system used to quantify the severity of venous disease. The patient is only required to wear a sensor cuff around the leg. If desired, the diagnostic exam can also accommodate superficial occlusion tests and compression stockings.

Using the APG®’s user-friendly program, both patients and doctors can decide on the best course of action based on the APG®’s findings and predictions.

Before this non-invasive technology was developed, technicians used to insert a large needle into the patient’s foot and have them do toe-ups – very unpleasant. But now, to everyone’s relief, there is an accurate alternative.

ABSTRACT: Air Plethysmography has contributed to a better understanding of lower limb circulatory problems. First established as a powerful research tool, APG® is now used to make clinical decisions. For venous disease, APG® separately quantifies each of the hemodynamic factors responsible for the patient’s problems, i.e. obstruction (acute and chronic), reflux and calf muscle pump function. Treatment is directed toward correcting the appropriate cause(s) of disease. For arterial disease, APG® measures limb blood flow in ml/second. For access graft placement, APG® helps identify the most appropriate limb. Described below are specific areas in which APG® provides valuable information for patient management complementing older established diagnostic methods.

A.N. Nicolaides, MS, D. Christopoulos, MD and G. Goren, MD, London, Thessaloniki and Los Angeles

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Home-use compression device for patients with

Peripheral Arterial Disease

The reason we named it “ArtAssist®” is because this specially engineered pump and cuff system gives patients’ limbs exactly what they need to heal: more arterial blood flow. The ideal candidate for this uniquely optimized, completely non-invasive therapy suffers from severe symptoms of peripheral arterial disease – arterial occlusive disease of the upper and lower extremities. In a mere matter of weeks, patients see dramatic improvements, such as lessening of pain and wounds that finally begin to heal as a result of the improved circulation that ArtAssist®…the Arterial Assist Device® promotes. In as little as 90 days, daily usage of the ArtAssist® device can result in permanent improvements to the treated limb’s arterial circulation.