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[Epidemiology of lower extremity artery disease].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Jan 2018
Aboyans Victor, Sevestre Marie-Antoinette, Désormais Ileana, Lacroix Philippe, Fowkes Gerry, Criqui Michael H
Abstract excerpt
It is estimated that more than 200 million individuals are affected by lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) worldwide. This prevalence has increased between 2000 and 2010 by 25%, especially in low/middle income countries. In France, about one million people are affected by this condition. Almost two-thirds of patients with LEAD are asymptomatic. This explains the interest of the measurement of the ankle-brachial...
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