Prevalence of hypoechoic carotid plaques in coronary artery disease: relationship with coexistent peripheral arterial disease and leukocyte number

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio Brevetti ◽  
Giusy Sirico ◽  
Giuseppe Giugliano ◽  
Simona Lanero ◽  
Julieta Isabel De Maio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Carotid Plaques ◽  
Leukocyte Number ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

scholarly journals Carotid artery disease and stroke in patients with peripheral arterial disease. The role of inflammation

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giusy Sirico ◽  
Lucrezia Spadera ◽  
Mario De Laurentis ◽  
Gregorio Brevetti
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Carotid Artery Disease ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Carotid Plaques ◽  
Markers Of Inflammation ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Although during the last decade there have been great advances in our knowledge of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of multi-district atherosclerotic disease, little is known about the association between peripheral arterial disease and carotid artery disease. This review was conceived to cast some light on this topic, paying special attention to inflammation which plays a pivotal role in atherosclerosis. An aspect of pathophysiologic and clinical relevance is that the coexistence of carotid disease is more frequent in peripheral arterial disease than in coronary artery disease, not only in terms of carotid stenosis, but also with respect to the presence of hypoechoic unstable plaque. These latter plaques present a large infiltration of macrophages and are associated to high levels of inflammatory markers. In particular, the greater prevalence of hypoechoic carotid plaques in peripheral arterial disease compared to patients with carotid artery disease was poorly related to classic risk factors, but showed an independent association with an increased number of leukocyte and neutrophil cells, which are reliable markers of inflammation. The greater prevalence of hypoechoic unstable carotid plaques could explain why peripheral arterial disease portends higher risk of stroke than coronary artery disease.

scholarly journals Correlation between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Coronary Artery Disease in Bangladeshi Population- A Five Years Retrospective Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Syed Dawood Md Taimur ◽  
Mashhud Zia Chowdhury ◽  
Md Enamul Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Coronary Angiogram ◽  
Vessel Disease ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is under diagnosed in primary care practices, yet the extent of unrecognized PAD in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown.Objective: To assess the prevalence of previously unrecognized PAD in patients undergoing coronary angiogram and to determine the relationship between presence of PAD and severity of CAD. Material &Methods: This five years retrospective study was conducted at invasive lab of the department of Cardiology, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2010 to December 2014. Total 77 patients were included in this study. Study variables were age, sex, risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, smoking habit and positive family history for ischemic heart disease, severity of coronary artery and peripheral artery disease.Results: Mean age was 56.83±13.64 years, Male mean age was 53.98±15.08 years and female mean age was 54.5±1.73years. Hypertension were detected in 55.8%, diabetes in 87%, dyslipidaemia in 81.8%, smoking habits in 88.3% and 58.4% had positive family history. After catheterization 88.3% had peripheral arterial disease and 71.4% had coronary artery disease. Out of 77 patients 52 had both coronary and peripheral arterial disease which was statistically significant (p<.014). Coronary angiogram revealed 28.6% (22) patients had triple vessel disease, 23.3% (18) had single vessel disease, 19.5% (15) had double vessel disease and 28.6% (22) were normal coronary arteries. Peripheral angiogram revealed 51.9% had superficial femoral artery disease, 24.7% had anterior tibial artery disease, 26% had posterior tibial artery disease, 15.6% had common iliac artery and common femoral artery disease and 2.6% had renal artery disease.Conclusion: There is a strong and definite correlation between coronary and peripheral arterial disease. We found that cardiovascular risk factors were in fact risk factors for both PAD and CAD.University Heart Journal Vol. 11, No. 2, July 2015; 79-84

scholarly journals Long-term outcomes of peripheral arterial disease patients with significant coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251542
Author(s):  
Byoung Geol Choi ◽  
Ji-Yeon Hong ◽  
Seung-Woon Rha ◽  
Cheol Ung Choi ◽  
Michael S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Significant Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Background Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have known to a high risk of cardiac mortality. However, the effectiveness of the routine evaluation of coronary arteries such as routine coronary angiography (CAG) in PAD patients receiving percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is unclear. Methods A total of 765 consecutive PAD patients underwent successful PTA and 674 patients (88.1%) underwent routine CAG. Coronary artery disease (CAD) was defined as angiographic stenosis ≥70%. Patients were divided into three groups; 1) routine CAG and a presence of CAD (n = 413 patients), 2) routine CAG and no CAD group (n = 261 patients), and 3) no CAG group (n = 91 patients). To adjust for any potential confounders that could cause bias, multivariable Cox-proportional hazards regression and propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed. Clinical outcomes were evaluated by Kaplan-Meier curved analysis at 5-year follow-up. Results In this study, the 5-year survival rate of patients with PAD who underwent PTA was 88.5%. Survival rates were similar among the CAD group, the no CAD group, and the no CAG group, respectively (87.7% vs. 90.4% vs. 86.8% P = 0.241). After PSM analysis between the CAD group and the no CAD group, during the 5-year clinical follow-up, there were no differences in the incidence of death, myocardial infarction, strokes, peripheral revascularization, or target extremity surgeries between the two groups except for repeat PCI, which was higher in the CAD group than the non-CAD group (9.3% vs. 0.8%, P<0.001). Conclusion PAD patients with CAD were expected to have very poor long-term survival, but they are shown no different long-term prognosis such as mortality compared to PAD patients without CAD. These PAD patients with CAD had received PCI and/or optimal medication treatment after the CAG. Therefore a strategy of routine CAG and subsequent PCI, if required, appears to be a reasonable strategy for mortality risk reduction of PAD patients. Our results highlight the importance for evaluation for CAD in patients with PAD.

scholarly journals Association between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Coronary Artery Disease among Tobacco User Diabetic Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Dawood Md Taimur ◽  
M Maksumul Haq ◽  
MA Rashid ◽  
SM Keramat Ali ◽  
Md Shahjahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Tobacco User ◽  
Group I ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a marker of increased risk for cardiovascular events and of poorer prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The prevalence of unknown PAD amongst patients with ACS varies between studies according to the mode of diagnosis.Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetic ACS patients with or without tobacco user by using ankle brachial index (ABI).We also assess the probable predictors of PAD among these patients.Methodology: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh starting from 1st January 2016 to 30th April 2016 over a period of four months. A total of 60 patients were studied. They were grouped on the basis of their smoking habit. Diabetic patients with ACS and tobacco user (smoke and smoke less) in group I and without tobacco user in group II.Results: The mean age of the studied patients was 56.63 ± 8.95 years, range from 25-90 years. 73.30% was male and 26.70% was female. Twenty three patients of tobacco user in group-I (n=30) had peripheral artery disease and ten patients of group-II (n=30) had peripheral artery disease. It was statistically significant (p=0.003).Conclusion: There is correlation between peripheral arterial disease and coronary artery disease. Diagnosis and supervision of patients with PAD is important for preventing the local progression of the disease and effective secondary prevention of future coronary and cerebrovascular events.Bangladesh Heart Journal 2017; 32(1) : 3-9

Classic Intermittent Claudication Is an Uncommon Manifestation of Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hospitalized Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Angiology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Dieter ◽  
Timinder Biring ◽  
Jon Tomasson ◽  
Thorbjorn Gudjonsson ◽  
Roger L. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Intermittent Claudication ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

scholarly journals Concomitant Peripheral Arterial Disease and Coronary Artery Disease

Circulation ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 109 (25) ◽  
pp. 3136-3144 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Bittl ◽  
Alan T. Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Arterial
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