Patterns of medical therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease in a tertiary care centre in Canada

BACKGROUND: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower extremities are among the highest risk vascular patients for fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke, and have been traditionally undertreated from a medical perspective. Recent evidence suggests that the incidence of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and stroke can be substantially reduced among PAD patients if they are treated with antiplatelet …