Study protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study to assess the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of serial ankle handheld Doppler waveform assessment (Ankle HHD) for surveillance after lower-limb revascularisation: WAVE study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects approximately one in five people over 60 in the UK. In severe cases, revascularisation, such as surgical bypass or endovascular methods, is often required to restore limb perfusion. Between 2000 and 2019, 527 131 revascularisation procedures were carried out in the UK. Postprocedural surveillance is essential to detect restenosis and maintain vessel patency. However, standard surveillance using duplex ultrasound (DUS) is resource intensive. Ankle Doppler waveform assessment is quick, inexpensive and accurate for PAD diagnosis, yet its role in postrevascularisation surveillance remains unexplored. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ankle handheld Doppler waveform assessment (ankle HHD) for detecting restenosi

SUBMITTER: Alodayni HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496119 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature