Plaque Composition in the Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery and Peripheral Artery Disease Events

Conclusions
Among patients with PAD, LRNC in the SFA was associated with higher rates of clinical PAD events, and this association was independent of ABI. Further study is needed to determine whether interventions that reduce SFA LRNC prevent PAD events.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - September 4, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: McDermott, M. M., Kramer, C. M., Tian, L., Carr, J., Guralnik, J. M., Polonsky, T., Carroll, T., Kibbe, M., Criqui, M. H., Ferrucci, L., Zhao, L., Hippe, D. S., Wilkins, J., Xu, D., Liao, Y., McCarthy, W., Yuan, C. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research