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Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and related risk factors in Turkish elders

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

The heart matters in diabetes: 10-Year outcomes of peripheral artery disease

open access: yesSAGE 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
doaj   +1 more source

Central and peripheral pulse wave velocities are associated with ankle–brachial pressure index

open access: yesArtery 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
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Ethnicity and peripheral arterial disease [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean 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
openaire   +3 more sources

Living a burdensome and demanding life: a qualitative systematic review of the patients experiences of peripheral arterial disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Association between ear creases and peripheral arterial disease

open access: yesClinics, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Review: Quality of Life in Lower Limb Peripheral Vascular Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein and ankle-brachial pressure index in patients with clinically evident peripheral arterial disease

open access: yesClinics, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Distal Embolization during Peripheral Intervention using the NAV-6 Embolic Protection System

open access: yesThe 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
doaj   +1 more source

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