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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

References

Atherosclerosis of the Extremities. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000170.htm. Accessed October 2007.

Gey, D et al. Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. American Family Physician 2004; 69(3): 525-32. Available at: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040201/525.pdf Accessed October 2007.

Heart Health. Available at: http://heart.health.ivillage.com/index.cfm Accessed October 2007

Hirsh, AT; Haskal ZJ et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral artery disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): Executive Summary. JACC 2006: 1-75. Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1137607531918PAD_ES_MASTER.pdf Accessed October 2007.

Hirsch, A; Criqui, M et al. Peripheral Artery Disease Detection, Awareness, and Treatment in Primary Care. JAMA 2001; 286: 1317-24. Accessed February 2007.

Peripheral Artery Disease Coalition. Available at: http://www.padcoalition.org/wp/ Accessed October 2007.

Peripheral Vascular Disease, Self-Care at Home. Available at: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/peripheral_vascular_disease/page7_em.htm Accessed October 2007.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3020242 Accessed October 2007.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-artery-disease/DS00537 Accessed October 2007.

Peripheral Artery Disease. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pad/pad_what.html Accessed October 2007.

Peripheral Artery Disease. Available at: http://www.vascularweb.org/_Contribution_Pages/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/Leg_Artery_Disease.html. Accessed October 2007.

Understanding PAD. Available at: http://www.understandingpad.com/ Accessed October 2007.

Vascular Disease Foundation. Available at: http://www.vdf.org/ Accessed October 2007.

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