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Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease

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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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The epidemiology of several atherosclerotic arterial diseases and their association with diabetes will be covered in this chapter. This chapter will focus on peripheral vascular disease (PVD), arterial disease affecting the extremities, and will include more general epidemiological aspects of PVD, including associated conditions and mortality. Additionally, the epidemiology of cerebrovascular disease (CBD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) will also be discussed, primarily as they relate to diabetes.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA

    Stephanie G. Wheeler MD, MPH

  2. Investigator, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

    Nicholas L. Smith PhD, MPH

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA

    Edward J. Boyko MD, MPH

  4. VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, WA

    Edward J. Boyko MD, MPH

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Wheeler, S.G., Smith, N.L., Boyko, E.J. (2005). Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease. In: Johnstone, M.T., Veves, A. (eds) Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-908-7:419

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