Clinical Profile of Peripheral Artery Disease of Patients Attending Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Janakpurdham, Nepal
| Autor: | Amit Kumar Singh, Pranil Man Pradhan, Rajesh Kumar Shah, Aditya Mahaseth |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, Vol 22, Iss 02 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1727-5482 1999-6217 |
| DOI: | 10.33314/jnhrc.v22i02.4874 |
| Popis: | Background: Peripheral artery disease is an important vascular disease. There is an increased incidence of acute limb ischemia in cases of peripheral artery disease. Objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of peripheral artery disease among high-risk patients attending out patient department in Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Janakpurdham. Methods: A total of 386 high risk patients for Peripheral Artery Disease were included in the study. Informed consent was taken from patients undergoing the study. Patients underwent ankle brachial index calculation to make a diagnosis of peripheral artery disease. Patients having ankle brachial index of |
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