Peripheral arterial disease represents a significant problem, particularly among the elderly population. There has been great progress made in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease in recent years. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been employed as a method of treatment for patients with a variety of peripheral arterial disease. We report our experience with PTA of contrala...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between peripheral arterial disease and elevated levels of C-reactive protein in the Japanese-Brazilian population of high cardiovascular risk. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study derived from a population-based study on the prevalence of diabetes and associated diseases in the Japanese-Brazilian population. One thousand, three hundred and thirt...

BACKGROUND Lead and cadmium exposure may promote atherosclerosis, although the cardiovascular effects of chronic low-dose exposure are largely unknown. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between blood levels of lead and cadmium and peripheral arterial disease. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed data from 2125 participants who were > or =40 years of age in the 1999...

tive strategies,2 including intensive treatment for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and smoking cessation. [Evidence level C, descriptive study] A lthough peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects approximately 12 million persons in the United States, a recent study1 concluded that many physicians routinely do not obtain a relevant history for PAD and frequently overlook subtle signs of the condi...

BACKGROUND Walking is problematic for patients with peripheral arterial disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency domain of the ground reaction forces during walking to further elucidate the ambulatory impairment of these patients. METHODS Nineteen bilateral peripheral arterial disease patients and nineteen controls were included in this study. Subjects were matched ...