Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease and Carotid Artery Disease in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
| Autor: | Paul Cullen, Cleona Gray, Kevin O'Malley, Ciaran O. McDonnell, Patrick Goodman, Stephen A. Badger, Martin K. O'Donohoe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Carotid Artery Diseases Male medicine.medical_specialty Arterial disease Diseases carotid artery disease Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Peripheral Arterial Disease 03 medical and health sciences abdominal aortic aneurysm 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors peripheral arterial disease Internal medicine Carotid artery disease Prevalence Medicine and Health Sciences medicine Humans Ankle Brachial Index In patient cardiovascular diseases Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Physics Middle Aged medicine.disease Abdominal aortic aneurysm Peripheral Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Concomitant Screening cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Ankle Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal |
| Zdroj: | Articles |
| ISSN: | 1940-1574 0003-3197 |
| Popis: | Screening for concomitant atherosclerotic disease is important in cardiovascular risk reduction. This study assessed the prevalence of carotid artery disease (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with known abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). All patients with AAA attending the vascular laboratory between the January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009, were eligible for a carotid ultrasound and measurement of ankle brachial indices. A total of 389 (305 males) patients were identified on the AAA surveillance program with a mean (±standard deviation) age of 76 (±8) years. The mean age of the males was 75.4 (±7.8) years, and the mean age of the females was 77 (±11) years. A total of 332 patients were assessed for CAD, and 101 (30.4%) of those were found to have significant disease. A total of 289 patients were assessed for PAD of which 131 (45.3%) were found to have PAD at rest, and 289 patients were assessed for both and 59 (20.4%) patients had significant CAD + PAD. Patients with AAAs are at high risk of other atherosclerotic disorders, and, therefore, they should receive intensive medical optimization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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