Peripheral arterial disease and loss of physical function: Just two old friends?

Affiliations

¹ Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Vienna, Austria.
² Medical University of Graz, Department of Medicine I, Division of Geriatrics, Graz, Austria.
³ Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: gerit.schernthaner@meduniwien.ac.at.

Editorial

Clemens Höbaus et al. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb:257:246-247.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.12.015. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

¹ Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Vienna, Austria.
² Medical University of Graz, Department of Medicine I, Division of Geriatrics, Graz, Austria.
³ Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: gerit.schernthaner@meduniwien.ac.at.

No abstract available

Keywords: Frailty; Loss of physical function; Peripheral arterial disease; Physical immobility.

Comment on

Ankle-brachial index and physical function in older individuals: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
Matsushita K, Ballew SH, Sang Y, Kalbaugh C, Loehr LR, Hirsch AT, Tanaka H, Heiss G, Windham BG, Selvin E, Coresh J. Matsushita K, et al. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Feb;257:208-215. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.11.023. Epub 2016 Nov 23. Atherosclerosis. 2017. PMID: 28012644 Free PMC article.