Concomitance of atherosclerotic lesions in arteries of the lower extremities and carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm

Piotr Kaźmierski; Michał Pająk; Katarzyna Bogusiak

doi:10.1016/j.artres.2016.08.003

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Concomitance of atherosclerotic lesions in arteries of the lower extremities and carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm

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Piotr Kaźmierski^a^{, *}, Michał Pająk^a, Katarzyna Bogusiak^b

^aDepartment of Vascular, General and Oncological Surgery, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland

^bCraniomaxillofacial and Oncological Surgery Ward, University Teaching Hospital No 1 in Lodz, Kopcińskiego 22, 90-153 Lodz, Poland

^*Corresponding author. Kolarska 87, 94-125 Łódź, Poland. Fax: +48 42 689 52 42. E-mail address: ave151@wp.pl (P. Kaźmierski).

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Piotr Kaźmierski

Received 23 March 2016, Revised 5 August 2016, Accepted 15 August 2016, Available Online 19 September 2016.

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Keywords: Abdominal aorta aneurysm; Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries stenosis
Abstract: Atherosclerosis was considered the main cause of abdominal aorta aneurysms. Many researchers suggest the presence of the association between these two entities. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the presence of atherosclerosis in the aorta and the arteries of the lower extremities, as well as stenoses and occlusions of carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm.

One-hundred and eighty patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm (23 women and 157 men), aged 50–86 years old (mean 67.28 ± 9.95) were qualified for the study. Each patient had ultrasound of abdominal aorta, arteries of the lower extremities and extracranial carotid arteries. The patients were divided into two groups: A – isolated abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA-92 patients), B – AAA with atherosclerotic lesions in the abdominal aorta and/or the arteries of the lower extremities (88 patients), in which four different localizations of atherosclerotic lesions were distinguished.

The statistically significant differences between the groups were observed in the prevalence of carotid arteries stenosis (CCA + ICA). No correlation was found between the aneurysm diameter and the stenosis grade of the extracranial segments of the carotid arteries.

The presented results confirm the common occurrence of atherosclerotic lesions in aorta and/or arteries of the lower extremities and carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm, yet their etiology is different. Such patients represent a heterogeneous group in respect to the presence of carotid arteries stenoses.
Copyright: © 2016 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Journal: Artery Research
Volume-Issue: 16 - C
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Publication Date: 2016/09/19
ISSN (Online): 1876-4401
ISSN (Print): 1872-9312
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