What’s New	Implications for Practice
• Patients with PAD who smoke have earlier    onset of claudication pain than patients with    PAD who do not smoke.	• Smoking cessation as part of the treatment    plan for patients with PAD may aid in walking    ability.
• Patients with PAD who smoke have much    poorer measures of health-related quality of    life than patients with PAD who do not    currently smoke.	• Smoking cessation may be an important    adjunctive therapy to improve quality of life in    patients with PAD who smoke.