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High risk of peripheral arterial disease in the United Kingdom: 2-year results of a prospective registry

  • Gerard Stansby
  • , Rebecca Mister
  • , Gerry Fowkes
  • , Michael Roughton
  • , Fiona Nugara
  • , Julie Brittenden
  • , Andrew Bradbury
  • , Simon Ashley
  • , Cliff Shearman
  • , Ray Hannon
  • , Marcus Flather
  • , Prospective Registry and Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Risks, Events and Distribution Investigators

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Abstract

We report a prospective 2-year, multicenter study of patients presenting with intermittent claudication (IC; ankle brachial blood pressure index, ABPI ≤ 0.9). Mean age of the 473 patients enrolled was 68 years, 20% were diabetics, 30% had prior symptomatic coronary heart disease (CHD), 7% had prior stroke, and 39% were current smokers. At baseline, 26.2% of patients had BP ≤ 140/85 mm Hg or lower and at 2 years this figure was 32.5% (P = .01). Current smokers had fallen to 27% (from 39%) at 2 years (P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-8
Number of pages8
JournalAngiology
Volume62
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2011

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Female
  • Great Britain
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Prospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors

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