Artery Research

Volume 12, Issue C, December 2015, Pages 10 - 10

P2.20 PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE DETECTED BY ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IS ASSOCIATED TO CARDIAC AND CAROTID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES

Authors
José Pompeu Filho1, Ricardo Silva2, Rachel Andrade4, Leiria Andrade Neto4, João Falcão1, Sandra Falcão1, Luiz Bortolotto*3
1Messejana Hospital, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
2Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
3Heart institute (InCor), São Paulo University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
4Eye Hospital Leiria Andrade, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Available Online 23 November 2015.
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10.1016/j.artres.2015.10.225How to use a DOI?
Abstract

Few studies evaluated cardiac or carotid abnormalities in patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes according to the presence of peripheral artery disease detected by abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI). For this purpose, we studied 99 diabetic hypertensive patients with abnormal (n=50, ABI≤0.9 or ABI>1.4) and normal (n=49, ABI>0.9 or ≤1.4) ABI values. All patients underwent successively to echocardiography and carotid ultrasound. From echocardiographic study, we analyzed the occurrence of a composite endpoint that included significant cardiac morphological and functional changes. The mean age was 65.4±7 years and 61.6% were women. It was observed a higher prevalence of left atrial enlargement (46%vs.26,5%, p<0.05), left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (56%vs.26.5%, p<0.01), left ventricular systolic dysfunction (12% vs.2%, p<0.05) and left ventricular regional kinetics abnormalities (16vs. 0%, p <0.01) in patients with abnormal ABI. The left ventricle mass (178.6±58vs.149.8±46 g/m2, p<0.01) was greater in abnormal ABI group. The echocardiographic composite endpoint was more prevalent in abnormal ABI group (84.0%vs.59.2%, p <0.01). Binary logistic regression analysis showed abnormal ABI as an independent predictor for the occurrence of echocardiographic composite endpoint (OR=3.43; 95%CI=1.07–11.0;p<0.05) and the presence of LVH (OR=4.35, 95%CI=0.42–13.52, p=0.01). Carotid ultrasound revealed a higher frequency of plaque occurrence in common carotid arteries in patients with abnormal ABI (69,6%vs.30,4%, p< 0.05). Also, it was noted a higher number of patients from abnormal ABI group with carotid stenosis>50% (26,5%vs.6.3%; p<0.01). In conclusion, in patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes, the presence of peripheral artery disease detected by abnormal ABI was associated to important structural and functional cardiac and carotid modifications.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
12 - C
Pages
10 - 10
Publication Date
2015/11/23
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2015.10.225How to use a DOI?
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

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AU  - Ricardo Silva
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AU  - João Falcão
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PY  - 2015
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