Editor's Choice – Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, and Risk Factors in the Hamburg City Health Study: A Cross Sectional Analysis

Abstract

In this large population based cohort study of 10 000 subjects from Hamburg, Germany, a strikingly high prevalence of PAD was revealed. Almost 45% suffered from any index disease, while AAA was only diagnosed in 1.3% of males and 0.2% of females. The high prevalence of atherosclerotic disease and associated cardiovascular risk factors underline that it is essential to increase awareness and fuel efforts for secondary prevention.