This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To determine the effectiveness of screening for PAD in asymptomatic and undiagnosed individuals in terms of reduction of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events (e.g. myocardial infarction and stroke), morbidity from PAD (intermittent claudication, amputation, reduced walking distance) and improvement in quality of life.

doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010835, hdl.handle.net/1765/104642
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Andras, A. (Alina), & Ferket, B. (2013). Screening for peripheral arterial disease (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(11). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010835