Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a cardiovascular disease that is
characterized by obstruction of peripheral artery. It is associated with comorbidities, reduced …

The risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) increases sharply with age and with exposure to
cardiovascular risk factors. Treatment strategies should be based on individual risk factors …

Background Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is usually caused by atherosclerosis of the
major vessels supplying the lower extremities. Approximately 10% of the world's population …

OBJECTIVES: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disease associated with
cardiovascular risk factors, and with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study …

Background Although it has been already reported that patients with peripheral artery
disease (PAD) have increased risk of cardiovascular events, not all of the PAD patients have …

OBJECTIVES: Aim of this study is to correlate distribution pattern of lower limb
atherosclerosis with cardiovascular risk factor profile of patients with peripheral arterial …

Peripheral arterial disease is estimated to affect more than 200 million people worldwide.
Although more than 50% of those affected are asymptomatic, it accounts for 3%-4% of …

Background: Few data are available on long-term atherothrombotic events after
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) …

Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is often diagnosed in an advanced stage.
Accordingly, revascularization is also performed late. Objectives In this paper, the authors …

Objective The development of peripheral artery disease is affected by the presence of
cardiovascular risk factors. It is unclear, whether particular risk factors are leading to different …