The disclosure forms of all experts involved in the development of these guidelines are available on the ESC website http://www.escardio.org/guidelines. The Addenda and Questions and Answers companion documents of these guidelines are available at: www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Peripheral-Artery-Diseases-Diagnosis-and-Treatment-of For the Web Addenda which include background information and detailed discussion of the data that have provided the basis for the recommendations see https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx095#supplementary-data Current background information and detailed discussion of the data for these Guidelines can be found in ESC CardioMed - Section 49 Peripheral arterial diseases ... ... Guidelines summarize and evaluate available evidence with the aim of assisting health professionals in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition. Guidelines and their recommendations should facilitate decision making of health professionals in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the responsible health professional(s) in consultation with the patient and caregiver as appropriate.
