Abstract
Peripheral artery disease（PAD）is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. In patients with PAD, it is important to screen for cardiovascular disease（CVD）and coronary artery disease（CAD）in order to detect these conditions at an early stage. As for PAD screening, it should be conducted in a convenient and non-invasive manner. We previously reported that PAD screening using the perfusion index（PI）is useful in dialysis patients. We carried out PAD screening using the PI in 94 inpatients. The cut-off PI value used to identify suspected low perfusion was <1.0. In total, 18.1% of the patients had suspected PAD. PAD screening based on the PI led to the early detection of PAD. This approach has now been adopted by our whole hospital.
