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Plasma osteoprotegerin is related to carotid and peripheral arterial disease, but not to myocardial ischemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus [PDF]

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2011
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is frequent in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients due to accelerated atherosclerosis. Plasma osteoprotegerin (OPG) has evolved as a biomarker for CVD.
Høilund-Carlsen Poul F, Johansen Allan, Poulsen Tina S, Hosbond Susanne, Dahl Jordi, Nybo Mads, Poulsen Mikael K, Beck-Nielsen Henning, Rasmussen Lars M, Henriksen Jan E   +9 more
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Association between peripheral arterial disease and creactive protein in the japanese-brazilian population [PDF]

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between peripheral arterial disease and elevated levels of C-reactive protein in the Japanese-Brazilian population of high cardiovascular risk.
Luciana Garofolo, Sandra Roberta G. Ferreira, Fausto Miranda Júnior   +2 more
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Prevalence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients referred to a tertiary care hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, for coronary angiography [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2008
The presence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease increases the morbidity and mortality of patients with coronary artery disease. The objective of the present study was to calculate the prevalence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients ...
J.L.B. Nunes, A. Silvany-Neto, G.B.B. Pitta, L.F.P. Figueiredo, I. Oliveira, R. Quadros, F. Miranda-Junior   +6 more
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Lipoprotein A and the Association With Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Review of the Risk in Peripheral Arterial Disease [PDF]

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a global atherosclerotic disease which can lead to acute limb ischemia, chronic limb-threatening ischemia, and limb amputation. It has similar risk factors to coronary artery disease (CAD).
Subrata Kar
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The role of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio as a biomarker in predicting peripheral arterial disease risk: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-based study [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Background Peripheral arterial disease is a common vascular condition characterized by the narrowing of peripheral arteries, leading to reduced blood flow and increased risk of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and limb ...
Hongzhi Sun, Guoliang Wang, Maoneng Hu, Wangao Zhang, Lei Qi, Peng Ji   +5 more
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Diagnostic tools to establish the presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease in people with diabetes: a synopsis of the DM PAD prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study

Health Technology Assessment
Background Peripheral arterial disease is a major cause of the development of diabetic foot ulcers, lower limb amputation and mortality in patients with diabetes.
Laura Burgess, Pasha Normahani, John Norrie, Sharon Tuck, Catriona Graham, David Mark Epstein, Neghal Kandiyil, Athanasios Saratzis, Francine Heatley, Sasha Smith, Kamlesh Khunti, David Wingfield, Trusha Coward, Tim Hartshorne, Simon Ashwell, Joseph Shalhoub, Elizabeth Pigott, Alun H Davies, Usman Jaffer   +18 more
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Improving Detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease [PDF]

JACC: Basic to Translational Science
Frank M. Davis, MD
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Peripheral Arterial Disease

Postgraduate medicine
Preview Methods of evaluating and managing peripheral arterial disease have undergone significant changes in the last several years. In this article, Drs Krikorian and Vacek examine the place that angioplasty and other percutaneous techniques have taken in the treatment of atherosclerotic arterial disease affecting the lower extremities.
Zemaitis MR, Boll JM, Kato M, Golla MSG.
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Novel risk factors for premature peripheral arterial occlusive disease in non-diabetic patients: a case-control study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of genetic and environmental vascular risk factors in non diabetic patients with premature peripheral arterial disease, either peripheral arterial occlusive disease or thromboangiitis obliterans ...
Annie M Bérard, Aurélie Bedel, Rémi Le Trequesser, Geneviève Freyburger, Alan Nurden, Sylvie Colomer, Viviane Guérin, Marie-Christine Vergnes, François Becker, Gabriel Camelot, Luc Bressolette, Philippe Lacroix, Jean-Pierre Cambou, Alessandra Bura-Rivière, Joseph Emmerich, Michel Darmon, Anne-Marie Deletraz, Samir Mesli, Brigitte Colombies, Virginie Vanbrugghe, Claude Conri, Joël Constans   +21 more
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Intradialytic Muscle Cramp and its Association with Peripheral Arterial Disease in End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Hemodialysis

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014
Introduction: Muscle cramp is a common intradialytic complication observed in hemodialysis patients. Similarly Peripheral arterial disease is a common condition in the hemodialysis population.
Madhav Ghimire, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Romila Chimoriya, Gopal Chandra Das   +3 more
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