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Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and related risk factors in Turkish elders
BMC Family Practice, 2011 Background It is known that prevalence of peripheral arterial disease being a widespread atherosclerotic vascular disease increases by age. On the other hand, no comprehensive study showing the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in Turkish elders ...
Yesilkayali Teoman +3 more
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The heart matters in diabetes: 10-Year outcomes of peripheral artery disease
SAGE Open Medicine, 2017 Objectives: Mortality rates at 10 years are higher in diabetic patients with chronic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease than in non-diabetic peripheral arterial disease patients.
Thomas Mueller +4 more
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Central and peripheral pulse wave velocities are associated with ankle–brachial pressure index
Artery Research, 2011 Background: Central Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is considered to be the gold standard measurement of arterial stiffness. In healthy subjects, cardiovascular risk factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes and end-stage renal disease are associated with ...
Valérie Lacroix +7 more
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A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication [PDF]
, 2016 Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common and debilitating symptom of peripheral arterial disease and is associated with a significant reduction in a sufferer's quality of life.
Broadbent, Edward +4 more
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Ethnicity and peripheral arterial disease [PDF]
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2003 the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is relatively well defined for the Caucasian population. Given the susceptibility of Asians and Afro-Caribbeans to coronary heart disease and stroke respectively, and the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in both groups, one would expect a high prevalence of peripheral arterial disease.a ...
A.B.M. Wilmink +2 more
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Living a burdensome and demanding life: a qualitative systematic review of the patients experiences of peripheral arterial disease [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) has a significant negative impact on the quality of life of individuals. Understanding the experiences of people living with PAD will be useful in developing comprehensive patient-centred secondary prevention ...
Abaraogu, Ukachukwu Okoroafor +3 more
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Association between ear creases and peripheral arterial disease
Clinics, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Peripheral arterial disease is a severe manifestation of atherosclerosis that can lead to critical ischemia of the lower limbs and is also associated with high cardiovascular risk.
Paulo Müller Ramos +2 more
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Review: Quality of Life in Lower Limb Peripheral Vascular Surgery [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: Vascular intervention studies generally consider patency and limb salvage as primary outcomes. However, quality of life is increasingly considered an important patient-oriented outcome measurement of vascular interventions.
Basto Gonçalves, F +6 more
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Clinics, 2010 OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether oxidized low-density lipoprotein is a suitable predictor of peripheral arterial disease severity. The role of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has already been investigated.
Ruben Miguel Ayzin Rosoky +5 more
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The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, 2020 Purpose: To compare the rates of embolic debris (ED) generation during lower extremity arterial interventions and evaluate the safety and efficacy of the using an embolic protection device (EPD).
Timothy C. Huber +5 more
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