Peripheral arterial disease and cardiovascular risk in Italy. Results of the Peripheral Arteriopathy and Cardiovascular Events (PACE) study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 608-613

  Brevetti, Gregorio ^a,b   Schiano, Vittorio ^a   Verdoliva, Sebastiano ^a   Silvestro, Antonio ^a   Sirico, Giusy ^a   De Maio, Julieta ^a   Lanero, Simona ^a   Chiariello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Intermittent claudication; Mortality; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33748442686     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000237909.26377.9f     Document Type: Article

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