Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Hospitalized for Peripheral Artery Disease: A Nationwide Analysis of 1.8 Million Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) are highly prevalent in society. This nationwide analysis aimed to evaluate the trends of in-hospital treatment of patients admitted due to PAD with and without concomitant CAD, to determine the prevalence and risk factors of concomitant CAD in patients with PAD.

Methods

Using data from the German Federal Statistical Office, we included all admissions for PAD (with and without concomitant CAD) in Germany between 2009 and 2018. Baseline patient characteristics, outcomes and comorbidities were analyzed. Elixhauser comorbidity groups and the linear van Walraven comorbidity score (vWs) were calculated to assess the comorbidity burden.

Results

Of all 1,793,517 patients hospitalized for PAD, a total o

SUBMITTER: Helmer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature