To provide an overview of the epidemiology, links to cardiovascular disease, diagnosis, and
management of patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The most common …

The epidemiology of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has been studied almost exclusively
in northern European and northern American populations. We report the first survey in Italy …

OBJECTIVE: Despite the increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk of patients
with peripheral arterial disease, previous worldwide studies have documented …

Background: The role of sex in the outcomes of patients with peripheral arterial disease
(PAD) has been poorly studied. We sought to investigate differences in the long-term …

Background Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important manifestation of systemic
atherosclerosis and is associated with elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The …

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic process that causes stenosis and
occlusion of non-cerebral and non-coronary arteries. It has an estimated worldwide …

The mortality of patients suffering peripheral arterial disease (PAD) depends on the severity
of the disease. Patients suffering critical limb ischemia (CLI) have an annual mortality of …

Background Previous efforts to characterize the burden of peripheral artery disease (PAD)
have focused on national populations. A need for a more detailed analysis of how PAD …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) imposes a heavy burden of major adverse cardiovascular
events that are associated with considerable mortality and morbidity, and major adverse …

The term peripheral artery disease (PAD) classically encompasses the various diseases that
affect noncardiac, nonintracranial arteries. The most common cause of PAD is …