Underdiagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in the Spanish population. ARTPER study

Although peripheral arterial disease (PA) is an important clinical marker of cardiovascular morbimortality, the rate of under-diagnosis is unknown. Our aimed to know the proportion of patients underdiagnosed of PA and the associated factors. 3786 patients >49 years old, randomly selected, were st...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicina clínica 2010-09, Vol.135 (7), p.306-309
Hauptverfasser:	Forés Raurell, Rosa, Alzamora Sas, M Teresa, Baena Díez, José Miguel, Pera Blanco, Guillem, Torán Monserrat, Pere, Ingla Mas, Jordi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Middle Aged Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology Spain - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Although peripheral arterial disease (PA) is an important clinical marker of cardiovascular morbimortality, the rate of under-diagnosis is unknown. Our aimed to know the proportion of patients underdiagnosed of PA and the associated factors. 3786 patients >49 years old, randomly selected, were studied. PA was diagnosed by means of the ankle-brachial index (ABI
ISSN:	0025-7753
DOI:	10.1016/j.medcli.2009.11.046