New peripheral artery disease study findings have been reported by N.N.B. Patel and co-researchers.

"Vascular referrals include patients with conditions varying from varicose veins of cosmetic nuisance to patients with critical ischaemia, transient ischaemic attacks and abdominal aortic aneurysms. A large number of such referrals are received each week from general practitioners," scientists writing in the Surgeon - Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland report (see also Peripheral Artery Disease).

"It is important to prioritise patients with conditions that need to be dealt with quickly. We prospectively reviewed referral letters to two vascular units, one in South Wales and one in the Oxford region to assess whether prioritisation can …