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SUBMITTER: Melfi R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6232353 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Melfi Rosetta R Ricottini Elisabetta E
Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 20181001 5
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease represents one of leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Western countries. An increased risk of CV events was identified in patients with peripheral arterial diseases (PADs), which include all arterial diseases, other than coronary arteries and the aorta. In particular, lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) and/or carotid artery disease present growing incidence in general population and a consequent increase in mortality and morbidity. Medical t ...[more]