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[Carotid atherosclerosis in patients with suspected coronaropathy: the relationship to traditional risk factors in the 2 vascular areas].
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Giornale italiano di cardiologia [G Ital Cardiol] 1999 Nov; Vol. 29 (11), pp. 1308-12. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Unlabelled: In order to evaluate the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis (CA) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and to identify the differential role of traditional risk factors, we analyzed data concerning 290 patients aged 61.9 +/- 10.8 years who underwent color duplex ultrasound of extracranial arteries before coronary angiography. Significant CA (stenosis > or = 50% in at least one extracranial artery) was disclosed in 44 patients (15%); significant CAD (stenosis > or = 70% at least in a major epicardial vessel) was documented in 238 patients (82%). Age and smoking were significantly associated with both CAD (respectively, p = 0.034 and p = 0.050) and CA (respectively, p = 0.000 and p = 0.000), but a stronger correlation was documented with CA (r = 0.325 vs r = 0.125 for age; r = 0.218 vs r = 0.114 for smoking). Diabetes (p = 0.031) and male gender (p = 0.016) were significantly associated with CAD, and hypertension (p = 0.029) with CA.<br />Conclusions: Traditional risk factors play different roles in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic disease of carotid and coronary circulation. Color duplex evaluation of the carotid arteries can be useful in high-risk patients, particularly if candidates for coronary surgery.
- Subjects :
- Age Distribution
Aged
Carotid Artery Diseases epidemiology
Coronary Angiography methods
Coronary Angiography statistics & numerical data
Coronary Disease epidemiology
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color methods
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Statistics, Nonparametric
Carotid Artery Diseases diagnosis
Coronary Disease diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Italian
- ISSN :
- 0046-5968
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Giornale italiano di cardiologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10609131