Peripheral arterial disease
How common is peripheral arterial disease?
Many middle-aged and older people get peripheral arterial disease. It's less common in younger people.
About 1 in 7 men over 55 and 1 in 8 women over 55 have peripheral arterial disease.
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Source:
Newman A, Siscovick DS, Manolio TA, et al.
Ankle-arm index as a marker of atherosclerosis in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Circulation. 1993; 88: 837-845.
Newman A, Siscovick DS, Manolio TA, et al.
Ankle-arm index as a marker of atherosclerosis in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Circulation. 1993; 88: 837-845.
Source:
Meijer WT, Hoes AW, Rutgers D, et al.
Peripheral arterial disease in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study.
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 1998; 18: 185-192.
Meijer WT, Hoes AW, Rutgers D, et al.
Peripheral arterial disease in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study.
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 1998; 18: 185-192.
As many as 12 million Americans have peripheral arterial disease.
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Source:
American Heart Association.
PAD Quick Facts.
Available at http://www.americanheart.org (accessed on 28 August 2008).
American Heart Association.
PAD Quick Facts.
Available at http://www.americanheart.org (accessed on 28 August 2008).
Sources for the information on this page:
- Newman A, Siscovick DS, Manolio TA, et al.Ankle-arm index as a marker of atherosclerosis in the Cardiovascular Health Study.Circulation. 1993; 88: 837-845.
- Meijer WT, Hoes AW, Rutgers D, et al.Peripheral arterial disease in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study.Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 1998; 18: 185-192.
- American Heart Association.PAD Quick Facts.Available at http://www.americanheart.org (accessed on 28 August 2008).
This information was last updated on Sep 02, 2008
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