Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

New data on the epidemiology of peripheral artery disease (PAD) are available, and they
should be integrated with previous data. We provide an updated, integrated overview of the …

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at
the ankle to that measured at the brachial artery. Originally described by Winsor1 in 1950 …

Background Although supervised exercise therapy (SET) provides significant symptomatic
benefit for patients with intermittent claudication (IC), it remains an underutilized tool …

It is important that the medical professions play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies in the detection, management, and prevention of …

ContextPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis that
is common and is associated with an increased risk of death and ischemic events, yet may …

Background—Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with significant morbidity and
mortality and is an important marker of subclinical coronary heart disease. However …

Background Differences in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 10 mm Hg or more or 15 mm Hg
or more between arms have been associated with peripheral vascular disease and …

Peripheral arterial disease, which is caused by atherosclerotic occlusion of the arteries to
the legs, is an important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. The age-adjusted …

Background—Our aim was to assess the mortality and vascular morbidity risk of elderly
individuals with asymptomatic versus symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the …