Outcomes of medical management of peripheral arterial disease in general practice: follow-up results of the PACE-PAD Study
Abstract: Aim: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a marker of elevated vascular risk, is highly prevalent in general practice. We aimed to investigate patient characteristics and outcomes of PAD patients treated according to the guidelines versus those who were not. Methods: The Patient Care Evaluation-Peripheral Arterial Disease Study (PACE-PAD) was a multicenter, cluster randomized, prospective, longitudinal cohort study of patients with PAD in primary care, who were followed up for death or vascular events over 18 months. Guideline orientation was assumed if patients received anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy, exercise training, and (if applicable) advice for smoking cessation and therapy of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia, respectively. Results: Of the 5,099 PAD patients (mean age 68.0 ± 9.0 years, 68.5% male subjects) who were followed up, 22.5, 34.6, 30.1, 7.8, and 3.5% (1.5% not specified) were in Fontaine stages I, IIa, IIb, III, and IV. Comprehensive guidel
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Public Health ; 18 (2010) 6 ; 523-532
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2010
- Creator
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Neumann, Anja
Jahn, Rebecca
Diehm, Curt
Driller, Elke
Hessel, Franz
Lux, Gerald
Ommen, Oliver
Pfaff, Holger
Siebert, Uwe
Pittrow, David
Wasem, Jürgen
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10.1007/s10389-010-0356-4
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-233135
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated
- Neumann, Anja
- Jahn, Rebecca
- Diehm, Curt
- Driller, Elke
- Hessel, Franz
- Lux, Gerald
- Ommen, Oliver
- Pfaff, Holger
- Siebert, Uwe
- Pittrow, David
- Wasem, Jürgen
Time of origin
- 2010