Relationship between lipid parameters and the presence of peripheral arterial disease in elderly patients

Curt Diehm Department of Internal Medicine/Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Affiliated Teaching Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]

Stefan Lange Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Bochum, Germany

Hans Joachim Trampisch Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Bochum, Germany

Roman Haberl Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Munich-Harlaching, Gemany

Harald Darius Department of Medicine I, Vivantes Berlin-Neukölln Medical Center, Germany

Berndt von Stritzky Medical Department, Sanofi-Synthelabo GmbH, Berlin, Germany

David Pittrow Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Gerhart Tepohl Internist/Vascular Medicine, Munich, Germany

Jens Rainer Allenberg Department of Vascular Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Conclusion: These findings are in contrast to previous studies. While lipid levels alone cannot be used for supporting the PAD diagnosis or the risk factor for these patients, this should not preclude PAD patients from receiving adequate lipid lowering treatment.

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