Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease

Section I: Measurement in Communities.- 1 Review of Simple Measuring Techniques.- 2 Non-invasive Tests.- 3 Questionnaires.- 4 Duplex Ultrasound.- 5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Section II: Descriptive Epidemiology.- 6 Historical Perspectives and the Basle Study.- 7 Large Vessel and Isolated Small Vessel Disease.- 8 Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Disease.- 9 Prevalence in General Practice.- 10 Intermittent Claudication in Scotland.- Section III: Vascular Risk Factors.- 11 Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome Calf Pain on Walking, Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Outcome in Middle-aged British Men.- 12 Smoking.- 13 Lipids: Outstanding Questions.- 14 Lipids: Epidemiology.- 15 Blood Pressure.- 16 Diabetes Mellitus.- Section IV: Social and Life Style Factors.- 17 Social Factors.- 18 Diet and Alcohol.- 19 Personality.- 20 Exercise.- 21 Economics of Prevention and Treatment.- Section V: Genetics, Development and Haemostasis.- 22 Maternal and Fetal Origins of Cardiovascular Disease.- 23 Genetic Analysis.- 24 Fibrinogen.- 25 von Willebrand Factor, Beta-Thromboglobulin and Platelet Activation.- 26 Blood Rheology.- Section VI: Natural History and Prevention.- 27 Natural History of Femoral Atheromatous Lesions.- 28 Prognosis of Intermittent Claudication.- 29 Factors Affecting Clinical Progression and Mortality.- 30 Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease Prevalence, Incidence and Natural History.- 31 Prevention of Vascular Events in Claudicants.- 32 Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease.