title: Peripheral vascular disease and its evaluation.
abstract: The occurrence of arterial vascular disease is increasing because of the increasing age of the population. The at-risk population includes diabetics, smokers, patients with heart disease, and those with a family history of heart disease. History and physical examination help delineate two classes of patients: symptomatic and asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Section of Interventional Radiology, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Principato
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology