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Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Portable Transthoracic Echocardiography among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Source :
- Cardiology Research and Practice, Vol 2020 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) share common risk factors. Objectives. To assess the abdominal aortic diameter (AAD) among patients with ACS using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Methods. Patients with ACS admitted to our intensive cardiac care unit from December 2013 to June 2014 were screened prospectively for AAA via AAD measurement in the subcostal TTE view. AAA was defined as an aneurysm with a transverse diameter of ≥30 mm. Results. Sixty seven patients were included. The male-to-female sex ratio was 7 : 1. The vast majority of patients were admitted due to STEMI (73%), and the rest were equally divided as NSTEMI and unstable angina. The mean patient age was 58.4 ± 10.4 years. AAD measurements were feasible in 57 patients (85%); among them, AAA was diagnosed in six patients (10.5%). The average additional time required to measure the abdominal aorta was 4 ± 1 min. All patients with AAA were men and had a higher prevalence of smoking (83.3% vs. 60.6%, p
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20908016 and 20900597
- Volume :
- 2020
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Cardiology Research and Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.90fccecda24c46478c63541e07f25572
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9510546