TY - JOUR AU - Alzamora, María Teresa AU - Forés, Rosa AU - Baena-Díez, José Miguel AU - Pera, Guillem AU - Toran, Pere AU - Sorribes, Marta AU - Vicheto, Marisa AU - Reina, María Dolores AU - Sancho, Amparo AU - Albaladejo, Carlos AU - Llussà, Judith AU - the PERART/ARTPER study group PY - 2010 DA - 2010/01/27 TI - The Peripheral Arterial disease study (PERART/ARTPER): prevalence and risk factors in the general population JO - BMC Public Health SP - 38 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - The early diagnosis of atherosclerotic disease is essential for developing preventive strategies in populations at high risk and acting when the disease is still asymptomatic. A low ankle-arm index is a good marker of vascular events and may be diminished without presenting symptomatology (silent peripheral arterial disease). The aim of the study is to know the prevalence and associated risk factors of peripheral arterial disease in the general population. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-38 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-10-38 ID - Alzamora2010 ER -