Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and risk factors in the Hamburg City Health Study: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

CONCLUSION: In this large population-based cohort study of 10,000 subjects from Hamburg, Germany, a strikingly high prevalence of PAD was revealed. Almost 45% suffered from any index disease, while AAA was only diagnosed in 1.3% of males and 0.2% of females. The high prevalence of atherosclerotic disease and associated cardiovascular risk factors underline that it is essential to increase awareness and fuel efforts for secondary prevention.PMID:36634745 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.01.002

Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - January 12, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Christian-Alexander Behrendt G ötz Thomalla David Leander Rimmele Elina Larissa Petersen Raphael Twerenbold Eike Sebastian Debus Tilo K ölbel Stefan Blankenberg Christian Schmidt-Lauber Frederik Peters Birgit-Christiane Zyriax Source Type: research