Peripheral Arterial Disease as an Independent Predictor for Excess Stroke Morbidity and Mortality in Primary-Care Patients: 5-Year Results of the getABI Study
Author(s) -
Saskia H. Meves,
Curt Diehm,
Klaus Berger,
David Pittrow,
Hans J. Trampisch,
Ina Burghaus,
Gerhart Tepohl,
JensRainer Allenberg,
Heinz G. Endres,
Markus Schwertfeger,
Harald Darius,
Roman L. Haberl
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1421-9786
pISSN - 1015-9770
DOI - 10.1159/000306640
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , claudication , proportional hazards model , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , vascular disease , prospective cohort study , revascularization , surgery , cardiology , arterial disease , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
There is controversial evidence with regard to the significance of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) as an indicator for future stroke risk. We aimed to quantify the risk increase for mortality and morbidity associated with PAD.
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