Effects of successful percutaneous lower extremity revascularization on cardiovascular outcome in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Conclusions: This study shows that successful revascularization of LE-PAD patients affected by intermittent claudication, in addition to improving functional status, reduces the occurrence of future major cardiovascular events.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - July 12, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giuseppe Giugliano, Luigi Di Serafino, Cinzia Perrino, Vittorio Schiano, Eugenio Laurenzano, Salvatore Cassese, Mario De Laurentis, Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella, Linda Brevetti, Anna Sannino, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Anna Franzone, Ciro Indolfi, Federico Pisc Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research