Update on peripheral artery disease: Epidemiology and evidence-based facts

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a progressive disorder characterized by stenosis and/or occlusion of large and medium-sized arteries, other than those that supply the heart (coronary artery disease, CAD) or the brain (cerebrovascular disease). PAD affects the lower extremities more commonly than the upper extremity vessels, and may lead to an recurrent fatigue, cramping sensation, or pain that is known as claudicatio intermittens...