Long‐Term Prognostic Risk in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease as a Function of the Number of Peripheral Arterial Lesions
Smolderen KG, van Zitteren M, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Heyligers JM, Nooren MJ, Vriens PW, Denollet J. Long‐Term Prognostic Risk in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease as a Function of the Number of Peripheral Arterial Lesions. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001823. PMID: 26504149, PMCID: PMC4845133, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArteriesChi-Square DistributionDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsLower extremity lesionsPeripheral artery diseasePAD patientsAdverse prognosisExtremity lesionsLower Extremity Peripheral Arterial DiseaseSimple risk stratification toolDuplex ultrasound testingPeripheral arterial lesionsClinical risk factorsPeripheral arterial diseaseFirst adverse eventGreater disease burdenLong-term prognosisRisk stratification toolPAD diagnosisAdverse eventsProspective cohortArtery diseaseArterial diseaseArterial lesionsPrognostic riskDisease burdenIndependent associationRisk factors