The importance of early diagnosis and treatment in peripheral arterial disease: Insights from the PARTNERS and REACH registries

Current Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-300

  Mukherjee, Debabrata ^a   Eagle, Kim ^b  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Peripheral arterial disease; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

(1 BUTYLAMINO 3 METHYLBUTYL)(1 PYRROLIDINYL) KETONE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMFEBUTAMONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CILOSTAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOOT CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PAD AWARENESS, RISK AND TREATMENT: NEW RESOURCES FOR SURVIVAL REGISTRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REDUCTION OF ATHEROTHROMBOSIS FOR CONTINUED HEALTH REGISTRY; RESTENOSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; STROKE;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952922177     PISSN: 15701611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016110791112304     Document Type: Article

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