Prevalence and prognostic influence of peripheral arterial disease in patients >or=40 years old admitted into hospital following an acute coronary eve

Author(s): Bertomeu, V; Morillas, P; Gonzalez-Juanatey, J R; Quiles, J; Guindo, J; Soria, F; Llacer, A; Lekuona, I; Mazon, P; Martin-Luengo, C; Rodriguez-Padial, L

Corporate Author(s): Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Acute Coronary Sindrome (PAMISCA) Investigators

Source: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 189-96 Published: 2008 Aug

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE: A significant proportion of patients with ischemic heart disease have associated peripheral arterial disease (PAD), but many are asymptomatic and this condition remains underdiagnosed. We aimed to study the prevalence of PAD in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to evaluate its influence in hospital clinical outcomes. METHODS: The PAMISCA register is a prospective, multicenter study involving patients >or=40 years old with ACS admitted to selected Spanish hospitals. All patients had their ankle-brachial index (ABI) measured between days 3 and 7 after the ischemic event. RESULTS: 1410 ACS patients (71.4% male) were included. PAD determined by ABI was documented in 561 patients (39.8%). Factors independently related to PAD were age (OR: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.03-1.06; p<0.001), class="hitHilite">diabetes (OR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.02-1.65; p<0.05), or="0.90">or=40 years presenting with ACS is high and it is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

PubMed ID: 18375154

Document Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Address: Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain.

Citation Subset: Index Medicus

ISSN: 1532-2165

NLM Unique ID: 9512728

Country: England

Investigator(s): Pereira, Milagros; Mazon, Pilar; Ereno, Fernando; Morillas, Pedro; Nunez, Daniel; Grau, Guillermo; Gonzalez, Francisco; Marin, Francisco; De La Guia, Fernando; Benitez, Jacinto; Lopez, Eduardo; Navarro, Francisco; Sotres, Gabriel; Riera, Alberto; Valledor, Manuel; Calvo, David; Esplugas, Enric; Ruiz, Julian; Canals, Roger; Sola, Joan; Rafel, Josefa; Torres, Tomas; Navas, Cristobal; Planas, Francesc; Perez, Joaquin; Lalama, Jose; Bruguera, Jorge; Guindo, Jose; Vazquez, Gabriel; Soto, Adriana; Ruiz, Lara; Almeida, Carlos Alexandre; Gomez, Jose Javier; Marcos, Gonzalo; Orellana, Bartolome; Bernal, Jose Antonio; Tejido, Rafael; Galdos, Mercedes; Ortega, Julian; Castillo, Juan Carlos; Anguita, Manuel; Aparici, Manuel; Moreno, Jose Antonio; Cardo, Maria Luz; Freire, Fernando; Rodriguez, Manuel; Izaguirre, Alberto; Alavrez, Virginia; Alins, Ignacio; Fajardo, Antonio; Pousibet, Hipolito; Gross, Egon; Garcia, Antonio; Pascual, Cristina; Garcia, Jose Angel; Iglesias, Enrique; Casanovas, Juan; Regueiro, Margarita; Fernandez, Fabriciano; Serrano, Jose Maria; Huelmos, Ana Isabel; Bueno, Hector; Martinez, Manuel; Marin, Emilio; Cinza, Rafael; Grande, Juan Manuel; Suberviola, Veronica; Temprano, Susana; Fuertes, Antonio; Sanz, Azucena; Aguiar, Pablo; Rey, Juan Ramon; Mora, Javier; Gomez, Juan Jose; Martos, Francisco; Torres, Francisco; Casas, Pedro; Soria, Federico; Florenciano, Rafael; Castillo, Juan Antonio; Roldan, Diego; Garcia, Jose; Berjon, Jesus; Samperiz, Angel Luis; Collell, Maria Dolores; Munilla, Antonio; Leon, Victor; Sanchez, Manuel; Granado, Carlos; Vazquez, Francisco Miguel; Calvo, Rafael; Lara, Antonio; Dorta, Carlos; De Castro, Ramon; Rodriguez-Padial, Luis; Dalli, Ernesto; Mainar, Luis; Belchi, Joaquina Angeles; Rueda, Joaquin; Marques, Jose Luis; Gomez, Manuel Jesus; Llacer, Angel; Pastor, Gemma; Lekuona, Inaki; Morillas, Miren; Salcedo, Alberto; Fernandez, Luis Antonio; Aliacar, Marta; Castillo, Jose Enrique; Del Rio, Alfonso; Cebollada, Jesus

Date Created: 14 Jul 2008

Published Electronically: 28 Mar 2008