Sex Differences in Outcomes Following Endovascular Treatment for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: An Analysis From the K- VIS ELLA Registry.

ABSTRACT: Background With advances in peripheral artery disease ( PAD ) treatments such as endovascular treatment ( EVT ), personalized patient assessment is important. Data on sex differences in clinical outcome for PAD patients undergoing EVT have been limited, and studies have produced conflicting results. This study sought to compare midterm clinical outcomes between women and men in a large population of patients with PAD undergoing EVT . Methods and Results The K- VIS ELLA (Korean Vascular Intervention Society Endovascular Therapy in Lower Limb Artery Disease) registry is a nationwide, multicenter, observational study that includes 3073 PAD patients undergoing EVT . The study population was divided into men (n=2523) and women (n=550). The primary outcome was a composite of death, myocardial in

SUBMITTER: Choi KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497340 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature