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Epidemiology of peripheral artery disease in Europe: VAS Educational Paper
- Source :
- International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology. 37(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper reviews the current epidemiological data on peripheral artery disease (PAD) in Europe. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is presented and PAD prevalence is discussed, as compared to coronary (CAD) and cerebrovascular (CeVD) diseases, in European Union (EU) countries and European continent countries. The article reviews PAD clinical manifestations, PAD diagnosis, risk factors for PAD incidence and progression, PAD prognosis and financial implications. CVD mortality is higher in women than in men and in European continent countries, as compared to EU countries. While CAD and CeVD have a lower prevalence in EU countries, as compared to the whole continent, PAD and other CVDs still have a higher prevalence in EU countries. PAD prevalence vary widely between countries, increases sharply with aging and has a relation with ethnicity. CVD comorbidities are high in PAD subjects and particularly high in those with critical limb ischemia. PAD prognosis is related to CAD and CeVD mortality, that are particularly high in critical limb ischemia. This review promotes the need for global awareness on PAD burden, stimulates PAD screening and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of PAD and associated cardiovascular comorbidities.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Arterial disease
Disease
Comorbidity
Coronary Artery Disease
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
Peripheral Arterial Disease
0302 clinical medicine
Global awareness
Age Distribution
Cost of Illness
Risk Factors
Internal medicine
0502 economics and business
Epidemiology
medicine
Ethnicity
media_common.cataloged_instance
Humans
cardiovascular diseases
European union
Sex Distribution
media_common
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence
05 social sciences
Critical limb ischemia
medicine.disease
Prognosis
body regions
Europe
Stroke
Cardiovascular Diseases
050211 marketing
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18271839
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4a2386e5bd8e329d94da89adab7c484e