Presentation and medical management of peripheral arterial disease in general practice: rationale, aims, design and baseline results of the PACE-PAD Study

Abstract: Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is highly prevalent among individuals of higher age or those with one or more cardiovascular risk factors. Screening for PAD is recommended, since it is often linked to atherothrombotic manifestations in the coronary or carotid circulation and associated with a substantial increase in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to assess patients with newly diagnosed, suspected and confirmed PAD in the primary care setting with regards to clinical characteristics, diagnostic and therapeutic management (including referral to specialists), and medium-term outcomes. Methods: This was a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study with a cross-sectional and a longitudinal part. A total of 2,781 general practitioners across Germany were cluster randomised to document five consecutive patients each in one of the strata: (1) patients with intermittent claudication (IC) or other typical PAD-related complaints (group A) or (2) patie

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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Public Health ; 17 (2008) 2 ; 127-135

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2008
Creator
Neumann, Anja
Jahn, Rebecca
Diehm, Curt
Driller, Elke
Hessel, Franz
Lux, Gerald
Ommen, Oliver
Pfaff, Holger
Siebert, Uwe
Wasem, Jürgen

DOI
10.1007/s10389-008-0223-8
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-123326
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Neumann, Anja
  • Jahn, Rebecca
  • Diehm, Curt
  • Driller, Elke
  • Hessel, Franz
  • Lux, Gerald
  • Ommen, Oliver
  • Pfaff, Holger
  • Siebert, Uwe
  • Wasem, Jürgen

Time of origin

  • 2008

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