Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease

Major epidemiologists from the UK, USA and Europe contribute to the first ever, much needed comprehensive review of the epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease in the lower limbs.

Zusammenfassung
Major epidemiologists from the UK, USA and Europe contributeto the first ever, much needed comprehensive review of theepidemiology of peripheral vascular disease in the lowerlimbs.

Inhalt
Section I: Measurement in Communities.- 1 Review of Simple Measuring Techniques.- 2 Non-invasive Tests.- 3 Questionnaires.- 4 Duplex Ultrasound.- 5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Section II: Descriptive Epidemiology.- 6 Historical Perspectives and the Basle Study.- 7 Large Vessel and Isolated Small Vessel Disease.- 8 Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Disease.- 9 Prevalence in General Practice.- 10 Intermittent Claudication in Scotland.- Section III: Vascular Risk Factors.- 11 Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome Calf Pain on Walking, Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome in Middle-aged British Men.- 12 Smoking.- 13 Lipids: Outstanding Questions.- 14 Lipids: Epidemiology.- 15 Blood Pressure.- 16 Diabetes Mellitus.- Section IV: Social and Life Style Factors.- 17 Social Factors.- 18 Diet and Alcohol.- 19 Personality.- 20 Exercise.- 21 Economics of Prevention and Treatment.- Section V: Genetics, Development and Haemostasis.- 22 Maternal and Fetal Origins of Cardiovascular Disease.- 23 Genetic Analysis.- 24 Fibrinogen.- 25 von Willebrand Factor, Beta-Thromboglobulin and Platelet Activation.- 26 Blood Rheology.- Section VI: Natural History and Prevention.- 27 Natural History of Femoral Atheromatous Lesions.- 28 Prognosis of Intermittent Claudication.- 29 Factors Affecting Clinical Progression and Mortality.- 30 Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease Prevalence, Incidence and Natural History.- 31 Prevention of Vascular Events in Claudicants.- 32 Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease.