Analysis of novel cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common form of manifestation of atherosclerosis. PAD has a considerable impact on morbidity, hospitalization rates and health-care costs. Biomarkers have been introduced in many cardiovascular disease entities over the last years. However, an analysis on the correlation of biomarker levels and PAD is still lacking.A total of 106 patients were enrolled in this current study, 51 that were diagnosed with PAD and...