Background
Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, PVD
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DISEASE, PVD, EVENTS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a common disease defined as systemic arterial atherosclerosis outside the aorta and coronary and intracranial arteries.BP is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general populationWe hypothesized that nondipping is a relevant prognostic marker for an increased risk for cardiovascular events also in patients with PVD. We aimed to investigate the association between nondipping and the incidence of cardiovascular events or all-cause mortality during a long-term follow-up of outpatients with confirmed carotid or lower-extremity PVD.