Objective. Our aim was to investigate how dyslipidemia was diagnosed and treated in
patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a university vascular clinic. Design. Our …

BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is often associated with risk factors
including cigarette smoking, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, and patients have a …

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), similar to coronary artery disease (CAD), is a significant
predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Guidelines recommend a low-density …

Background Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower extremities are
among the highest risk vascular patients for fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction and …

Background Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at very high risk of future
cardiovascular (CV) events. Strict lipid-lowering therapy is recommended. However, data on …

Background Previous research has suggested that patients with peripheral artery disease
(PAD) are not offered adequate risk factor modification, despite their high cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND: Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have increased mortality
compared with patients without PAD. Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for almost …

Background: Studies in the primary care setting are of high interest for assessing the
management situation of patients with manifestations of atherothrombosis. Aims: Therefore …

We assessed the prevalence of conventional risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in
patients with peripheral vascular disease, and the scope for preventative treatment with lipid …

OBJECTIVE: Our group and others have previously established that patients with peripheral
artery disease (PAD) are significantly undertreated with respect to overall cardiovascular risk …