Impact of Clinical and Subclinical Peripheral Arterial Disease in Mid-Term Prognosis of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
November 24th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 11, 1 December 2009, Pages 1494-1498
Pedro, Morillas , Juan, Quiles , Alberto, Cordero , Josep, Guindo , Federico, Soria , …
Observational studies report poor prognosis of patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the presence of previous peripheral arterial disease (PAD), but data on subclinical PAD are scarce. This study was designed to assess the predictive value of clinical and subclinical PAD in the follow-up of patients after an ACS. We included 1,054 patients hospitalized for an ACS who survived the acute phase. Patients were divided into 3 groups: clinical PAD (previously diagnosed PAD or intermittent claudication), subclinical PAD (defined as ankle–brachial index ≤0.9 or >1.4), and no PAD. Clinical PAD was present in 150 patients (14.2%) and 298 cases…
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