Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Factors WisdomCard™

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  1. MedicineNet: Who Is At Risk For Peripheral Artery Disease? medicinenet.com - Who Is At Risk For Peripheral Artery Disease?
  2. Mayo Clinic: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Risk Factors mayoclinic.com - Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Risk Factors
  3. American Heart Association: PAD Risk Factors and Possible Complications americanheart.org - PAD Risk Factors and Possible Complications
  4. PodiatryChannel: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - Causes and Risk Factors podiatrychannel.com - Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - Causes and Risk Factors
  5. Merck Manuals: Peripheral Arterial Disease - Etiology merck.com - Peripheral Arterial Disease - Etiology
  6. WrongDiagnosis: Risk Factors For Peripheral Vascular Disease wrongdiagnosis.com - Risk Factors For Peripheral Vascular Disease
  7. University of Virginia Health System: Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) / Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) - What Are the Risk Factors? healthsystem.virginia.edu - Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) / Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) - What Are the Risk Factors?
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Research Notes on Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Factors


There are many known risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Some risk factors such as smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, high blood cholesterol, and high blood pressure are controllable.1 Other risk factors for PAD include diabetes, a family history of atherosclerosis, and a high homocysteine level.2

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  • In the United States, PAD affects approximately ten million adults.3
  • It is believed that about 5% of those over fifty years of age have PAD.3
  • PAD affects men more often than women.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ American Heart Association: PAD Risk Factors and Possible Complications
  2. ↑ Merck Manuals: Peripheral Arterial Disease - Etiology
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MedicineNet: Who Is At Risk For Peripheral Artery Disease?

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