Plasma Energy-Balance Metabolites Discriminate Asymptomatic Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Anna Hernández-Aguilera (Author), Salvador Fernández-Arroyo (Author), Noemí Cabre (Author), Fedra Luciano-Mateo (Author), Gerard Baiges-Gaya (Author), Montserrat Fibla (Author), Vicente Martín-Paredero (Author), Javier A. Menendez (Author), Jordi Camps (Author), Jorge Joven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common disease affecting 20-25% of population over 60 years old. Early diagnosis is difficult because symptoms only become evident in advanced stages of the disease. Inflammation, impaired metabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction predispose to PAD, which is norm...