Prevalence and Risk Factors of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Intermittent Claudication: CT Angiography Study.

CONCLUSION: The current study showed that man gender, diabetes and hypertension were the greatest risk factors for PAD. We conclude that man patients with diabetes and/or hypertension should be put under serious consideration for routine CTA examination when under evaluation for LSS and intermittent claudication. PMID: 32242344 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242344?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Korean Med Sci - April 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Park JW, Lee JH Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research