DGG 2024

The  40. Annual Meeting of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine (DGG) is taking place from 9. to 12. October 2024 in Karlsruhe, Germany. One of its topical themes is “PAD – Care Structures in Germany and Europe”. 

Vascular specialists receive a lot of patients with PAD suspicion from primary care as well as from specialists like podiatrists. This results in numerous referrals for a Doppler exam without any previous arterial examination and consequently in a big workload at the vascular department. How can this be changed? 

Guidelines like the Scientific Statement of the American Heart Association on PAD urge that screening for conditions like Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) should take place more widely in risk groups.  

The MESI mTABLET enables easy, 1-minute measurement of the Ankle-Brachial Index and/or Toe-Brachial Index at primary care level as well as in secondary care. An advanced arterial age assessment with the Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) app can also be performed. All these measurements provide an informed insight into the patient’s arterial health status and the level of urgency, and provides the vascular specialist with useful data before performing a Doppler exam. 

We are looking forward to seeing you at our stand!