LGALS9 and peripheral arterial disease: The following proteins were significantly elevated in patients with PAD who experienced 2-year MACE compared to those who did not: galectin-1 (0.17 [SD 0.06] vs. 0.10 [SD 0.07] pg/mL, p = 0.012), alpha-1-microglobulin (16.68 [SD 7.48] vs. 14.74 [SD 6.71] pg/mL, p = 0.019), and galectin-9 (0.14 [SD 0.09] vs. 0.09 [SD 0.05] pg/mL, p = 0.033).