| 周围血管疾病（Peripheral arterial disease ，PAD）是指除了冠状动脉和脑动脉以外的任何动脉的阻塞性疾病。PDA影响20%55岁以上的成人并且是心血管疾病死亡的强有力的预测因子【1,2】。
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