Adherence to guideline-recommended therapy is associated with decreased major adverse cardiovascular events and major adverse limb events among patients with peripheral arterial disease.

• Main Authors: Armstrong, E.J, Chen, D.C., Westin, G.G., Singh, S., McCoach, C.E., Bang, H., Yeo, K.K., Anderson, D., Amsterdam, E.A., Laird, J.R.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: acetylsalicylic acid; antithrombocytic agent; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor; hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor; aged; amputation; article; atherosclerosis; cerebrovascular accident; claudication; clinical practice; female; heart infarction; human; limb salvage; male; middle aged; mortality; patient compliance; peripheral occlusive artery disease; peripheral vascular disease; practice guideline; prevention; preventive health service; register; retrospective study; risk factor; smoking cessation; standard; time; treatment outcome; statins; Aged; Amputation; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Aspirin; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Limb Salvage; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Patient Compliance; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Physician's Practice Patterns; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Preventive Health Services; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Smoking Cessation; Stroke; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/182043
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1161/JAHA.113.000697