Peripheral artery disease is the name for atherosclerotic,
stenosing, occlusive or aneurismal disease of aorta and its
branches. It is an important manifestation of a systemic atherosclerotic
disease. In Western countries, peripheral artery
disease affects around 5% of the population between 55 and 74
years of age (6). The epidemiology of artery disease in lower
limbs has been studied in many, including several European,
countries. The recent study involving the population between
60 and 90 years of age in Sweden shows the prevalence
of 18%, out of which 7% patients were affected by intermittent
claudication. Typically, one third of all artery diseases
belong to the group of symptomatic ones. After the ultrasound
measuring the PSV of pedal arteries, the findings confirmed
those patients of both the test and the control group
had pathological values which did not statistically differs
among the examined groups.
Peripheral artery disease is the name for atherosclerotic,stenosing, occlusive or aneurismal disease of aorta and itsbranches. It is an important manifestation of a systemic atheroscleroticdisease. In Western countries, peripheral arterydisease affects around 5% of the population between 55 and 74years of age (6). The epidemiology of artery disease in lowerlimbs has been studied in many, including several European,countries. The recent study involving the population between60 and 90 years of age in Sweden shows the prevalenceof 18%, out of which 7% patients were affected by intermittentclaudication. Typically, one third of all artery diseasesbelong to the group of symptomatic ones. After the ultrasoundmeasuring the PSV of pedal arteries, the findings confirmedthose patients of both the test and the control grouphad pathological values which did not statistically differsamong the examined groups.
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