Baseline Characterization of Japanese Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients - Analysis of Surveillance of Cardiovascular Events in Antiplatelet-Treated Arteriosclerosis Obliterans Patients in Japan (SEASON) -

摘要

Background: Despite mounting evidence of increased cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the overall incidence of cardiovascular events in PAD patients has not been fully clarified in Japan. The prospective Surveillance of cardiovascular Events in Antiplatelet-treated arterioSclerosis Obliterans patients in JapaN (SEASON) is a prospective observational multicenter study and here we report the baseline clinical characteristics, including atherosclerosis risk factor prevalence, in PAD patients treated with antiplatelet agents.