Trends in patient characteristics and mortality among Medicare patients diagnosed with peripheral artery disease
医学
动脉疾病
疾病
外围设备
风险因素
内科学
心脏病学
血管疾病
作者
Xavier P. Fowler,Kunal Mehta,Mark A. Eid,Barbara Gladders,Stephen Kearing,Kayla Moore,Mark A. Creager,Andrea M. Austin,Mark W. Feinberg,Marc P. Bonaca,Philip Greenland,Mary Mcdermott,Philip P. Goodney
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a well-described risk factor for mortality, but few studies have examined secular trends in mortality over time for patients with PAD. We characterized trends in mortality in patients with PAD in recent years among Medicare patients.