Study Shows 80% of Adults with Peripheral Arterial Disease Go Undiagnosed

U.S. Peripheral Vascular Treatment Market to Grow to $4.7 Billion

VANCOUVER, March 10 /PRNewswire/ - According to iData Research, an
international medical device & dental market research firm, an estimated 10
million people in the U.S. suffer from lower-limb Peripheral Arterial Disease
(PAD), with less than 20% of these diagnosed by a physician. As early
detection increases and more patients seek treatment, the U.S. market for
peripheral vascular treatment will grow to an estimated $4.7 billion by 2015.
PAD is the formation of plaque in arterial blood vessels of the outer
circulatory system. This causes damage to the arterial wall, which increases
the risk of stroke. In 2008, over 4 million individuals in the U.S. had
symptoms indicative of PAD, such as persistent leg cramping, numbness, fatigue
and severe pain.
"Of people aged 50 to 69 with a history of smoking or diabetes, approximately
30% will manifest PAD," says Kamran Zamanian PhD., CEO of iData Research,
"This will drive sales for PAD treatment devices, particularly for devices
such as stents and stent-grafts, and complementary and alternative products,
like embolic protection and atherectomy devices."
In 2008, the largest segment in the U.S. market for peripheral vascular
devices was for stents, which represented 28.7% of the overall treatment
market. The stent market will grow at double digit rates through 2015, led by
an increase in early diagnoses. The U.S. government and the medical community
have taken an active role in improving awareness of PAD among physicians and
the general population.
iData Research provides market intelligence reports on the peripheral vascular
device market, for the U.S., Europe and Japan. Watch the iData movie at:
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About iData Research

iData Research Inc. (www.idataresearch.net) is an international market
research and consulting group focused on providing market intelligence for the
medical device, dental and pharmaceutical industries. iData covers research in
categories such as: Peripheral Vascular, Cardiovascular, CRM, Dental,
Endoscopy, Imaging, Ophthalmics, Orthopedics, Patient Monitoring, Spine,
Urology, Women's Health and more.
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Drew Gutschmidt, iData Research Inc., (604) 266-6933,
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