[Lower extremity peripheral artery disease : local and systemic complications].

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease can lead to local complications but also to complications in other vascular areas, stressing the systemic impact of the atheromatous disease. The current concepts of MALE (Major Adverse Limb Events) and MACE (Major Adverse Cardiac Events) encompass these risks. The systemic vascular complications, as well as the ones at lower extremities, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. An optimal therapeutic management and healthy lifestyle, such as regular exercise, are crucial to limit the risk of unfavorable progression of the arterial disease. A close collaboration between the general practitioner and the angiologist is a key to adequate initial management and follow-up of the patients. L’artériopathie oblitérante des membres inférieurs (AOMI) est associée à des complications locales et dans d’autres territoires vasculaires, témoignant du caractère généralisé de la pathologie athéromateuse. Les notions récentes de MALE (

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