Level of Disease and Association with Health Status in Patients Presenting with Claudication from the PORTRAIT Registry

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been shown to affect health status and quality of life, however, the disability associated by specific anatomic level of disease is unknown. We evaluated patients presenting with claudication by anatomic level and utilized the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire (PAQ), a PAD-specific validated tool, to quantify patients' symptoms, function, treatment satisfaction, and quality of life.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 19, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Todd R. Vogel, Drew J. Braet, Robin L. Kruse, Jonathan Bath, Jingyan Wang, Kensey Gosch, Kim G. Smolderen Source Type: research