In the United States, 8 million adults have peripheral artery disease (PAD), a number that is likely to escalate as the population ages.1–3 Lower-extremity PAD is a component of systemic atherosclerosis and confers a markedly heightened risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.4–7 It is now established that PAD accelerates functional decline leading to physical disability.8,9 Exercise the...

The authors have studied the consequences of resection of Hoffa's fat pad during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Sixty eight patients undergoing primary TKA were randomised to have Hoffa's fat pad either resected or preserved. Biopsy specimens of Hoffa's fat pad were taken for pathological study in all patients. Radiological, functional and clinical evaluation was made after surgery, before disc...

STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective study comparing polyethylene wear between ceramic ball heads and metal ball heads in total hip arthroplasty. BACKGROUND The ceramic-on-polyethylene bearing option has been introduced as an alternative to metal-on-polyethylene to minimize polyethylene wear debris and reduce subsequent osteolysis and aseptic loosening. However, the reported data were debatab...

OBJECTIVES The association of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) association with major coronary events (MCE) has been well documented, nevertheless data are lacking for populations with a low incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to assess the association of PAD with MCE in a Mediterranean population. DESIGN Prospective survey of 699 55-74 year-old men representative o...

OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that adiponectin gene SNP+45 (rs2241766) and SNP+276 (rs1501299) would be associated with atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Furthermore, the association between circulating adiponectin levels, fetuin-A, and tumoral necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in patients with atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease was investigated. METHOD Several blood parame...

OBJECTIVES To relate performance on tests of cognitive ability to the subsequent development of probable Alzheimer disease (pAD) and to identify the pattern of earliest changes in cognitive functioning associated with a diagnosis of pAD. DESIGN From May 1975 to November 1979, a screening neuropsychological battery was administered to Framingham Study participants. They were followed up prospe...

BACKGROUND Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a potential biomarker for severity and complications of cardiovascular diseases. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with an increased risk of death in kidney transplantation (KT) patients. This prospective cross-sectional study evaluated the relationship between serum OPG and PAD in KT patients. METHODS Seventy-four KT patients were enrolled fo...

Apolipoprotein B is a stronger predictor of myocardial infarction than LDL cholesterol, and it is inversely related to physical activity and modifiable with exercise training. As such, apolipoprotein measures may be of particular relevance for subjects with PAD and claudication. We compared plasma apolipoprotein profiles in 29 subjects with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claud...

Bortezomib has significantly increased the response rates in multiple myeloma (MM), but optimal bortezomib-based regimens for initial MM therapy have not yet been defined. We retrospectively compared the outcomes of 128 patients newly diagnosed with symptomatic MM who received either bortezomib combined with dexamethasone (PD) or three-drug combinations of PD with liposomal doxorubicin (PAD) or...

AIMS The deleterious nature of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is compounded by a status of underdiagnosed and undertreated disease. We evaluated the prevalence and predictive factors of PAD in high-risk patients using the ankle-brachial index (ABI). METHODS The ABI was measured by general practitioners in France (May 2005-February 2006) in 5679 adults aged 55 years or older and considered ...