Pilot screening program for lower extremities atherosclerotic disease in a population of central Greece.
CONCLUSIONS: Incidence of LEAD was 13% in a male >60 years-old population of central Greece; these individuals maybe undertreated. ABPI<0.9 was diagnosed in 7% and was associated with older age, HT and duration of smoking.
PMID: 32298064 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Angiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Angiol Source Type: research
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