German guideline on the diagnosis an treatment of peripheral artery disease – a comprehensive update 2016
Vasa. DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000603. © 2017 Hogrefe AG.
German guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease – a comprehensive update 2016
Holger LawallRelated informationAkademie für Gefäßkrankheiten Ettlingen, Max Grundig Klinik, Bühlerhöhe, Germany
, Peter HuppertRelated informationInstitut für Radiologie, Klinikum Darmstadt, Germany
, Christine Espinola-KleinRelated informationZentrum für Kardiologie, Abt. Angiologie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany
, Claudia Silke ZemmrichRelated informationInstitute for Pharmacology and Preventive Medicine, Mahlow, Germany
, and Gerhard RuemenapfRelated informationKlinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus Speyer, Germany
Received October 13, 2016
Accepted November 7, 2016
Published online Januar 27, 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a000603
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Abstract. The prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasing worldwide and is strongly age-related, affecting about 20 % of Germans over 70 years of age. Recent advances in endovascular and surgical techniques as well as clinical study results on comparative treatment methods strengthened the need for a comprehensive review of the published evidence for diagnosis, management, and prevention of PAD. Weiterlesen