Medical Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease

CONTEXT Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects approximately 20% of adults older than 55 years and is a powerful predictor of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death due to vascular causes. The goals of treatment are to prevent future major coronary and cerebrovascular events and improve leg sym...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2006-02, Vol.295 (5), p.547-553
Hauptverfasser:	Hankey, Graeme J, Norman, Paul E, Eikelboom, John W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Atherosclerosis - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Clinical trials Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Exercise General aspects Health behavior Heart attacks Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Intermittent Claudication - therapy Medical sciences Medical treatment Mortality Peripheral Vascular Diseases - complications Peripheral Vascular Diseases - diagnosis Peripheral Vascular Diseases - therapy Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior Smoking Cessation Stroke Systematic review Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
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