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Peripheral Arterial Disease

A.T.O. Abdool-Carrim
South African Family Practice | Vol 46, No 8 | a117 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2004.10873119 | © 2004 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African Academy of Family Physicians
Submitted: 08 December 2005 | Published: 30 September 2004

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A.T.O. Abdool-Carrim, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common disease. One in five of the middle-aged population of the United Kingdom has evidence of peripheral vascular disease on clinical examination, although only a quarter of these people have symptoms1. PAD is a distinct atherothrombotic syndrome that is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, including death, myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke2. In essence, PAD is an important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis.

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peripheral arterial disease

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