Publications by authors named "Tomasz Ficon"
Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is one of the major manifestations of general atherosclerosis and strongly associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Because only few epidemiologic studies are available concerning the prevalence of PAD in inhabitants ≥ 80 years of age, we screened inhabitants of nursing care homes in Germany for PAD and cardiovascular diseases and to assess the one year mortality.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study, screening inhabitants of 42 nursing homes for PAD.