Peripheral arterial disease: a high risk - but neglected - disease population.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common, progressive manifestation of atherothrombotic vascular disease, which should be managed no different to cardiac disease. Indeed, there is growing evidence that PAD patients are a high risk group, although still relatively under-detected and under treated. This is despite the fact that PAD patients are an increased mortality rate comparable to those with pre-existing or established cardiovascular disease [myocardial infarction, stroke]. With a holistic approach to atherothrombotic vascular disease, our management of PAD can only get better.
Tomson
Joseph
J
University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, England, UK. G.Y.H.LIP@bham.ac.uk <G.Y.H.LIP@bham.ac.uk>
Lip
Gregory Y H
GY
D000367:Age Factors; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors