Atherosclerosis is a generalized and progressive disease. Ageing is a key risk factor for
atherosclerosis progression that is associated with the increased incidence of ischemic …

Objective Predicting adverse outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a
complex task owing to the heterogeneity in patient and disease characteristics. This …

Economic status has a measurable and significant effect on cardiovascular health.
Socioeconomic-and income-related disparities worsen cardiovascular risk factors …

Background: Ageing is a major cardiovascular risk factor with detrimental changes that
culminate in a high atherosclerotic burden. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a major …

Background Lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is
insufficient despite clear guideline recommendations. Lipid clinics have specialized in …

Background Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a screening tool for peripheral arterial disease
(PAD). However, persons with normal ABI may still exhibit abnormalities in the physical …

Background Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is a chronic disease of the arterial wall
that causes ischemia of the lower limb. LEAD patients have high morbidity and mortality from …

Introducción: la detección oportuna de la enfermedad arterial oclusiva crónica de
extremidades inferiores permite disminuir la frecuencia de amputaciones y muerte …

Introduction: the timely detection of chronic arterial occlusive disease of the lower extremities
allows to reduce the frequency of amputations and cardiovascular death; however, this …