Why the study?
PAD is considered a risk factor for adverse late outcome, but its long-term prognosis compared with a risk factor matched CAD population without PAD required evaluation.
Does peripheral arterial disease requiring vascular surgery confer a worse long-term prognosis compared to coronary artery disease requiring angioplasty?
Population
2,730 PAD patients undergoing vascular surgery and 2,730 matched CAD patients after coronary angioplasty
Comparison
PAD patients undergoing vascular surgery vs propensity-matched CAD patients without PAD
Design
Propensity score-matched comparative cohort study
Authors
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Warrants aggressive secondary prevention in PAD after vascular surgery; leaves open whether optimized therapy narrows the prognostic gap versus CAD.**[[1]](https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2007.11.
Does peripheral arterial disease requiring vascular surgery confer a worse long-term prognosis compared to coronary artery disease requiring angioplasty?
Patients with PAD undergoing vascular surgery have a significantly worse long-term prognosis and receive less cardioprotective medication compared to matched CAD patients.
Welten et al. (2008) studied this question.
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