Relationship between Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiac Function in Elderly Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 10, Volume 51, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 285-288 PDF (231.78 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2013.15978 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Moatasem S Amer1; Heba M Tawfik1; Manar MA Maamoun1; Ayman M Abd Elmoteleb2 | ||
| 1Geriatrics and Gerontology department Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Cardiovascular department; Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: There is high prevalence of combined peripheral and coronary artery disease (CAD) related to atherosclerosis with associated increase in morbidity and mortality . Objectives:The aim of our study was to find an association between ankle brachial index (ABI) and cardiac function in elderly patients with CAD using ejection fraction (EF). Method: A Case control study. The case group included 100 elderly patients who had peripheral artery disease ( PAD) divided into 2 groups according to age ( 60- 70 and > 70 years). The control group included 100 elderly subjects who didn't have PAD which were divided also into 2 groups according to age . Both groups have CAD and underwent coronary angiography (CA) showing significant CAD lesions. Echocardiography were done to all patients showing cardiac function. Results: EF was lowest in cases > 70 years (46.84 ± 9.82)and was highest in controls > 70 years (53.02 ± 5.53) which is statistically significant (P- Value 0.009). Also EF is correlated with ABI. Conclusion: There is a significant positive relationship between ABI and EF. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coronary artery disease – Peripheral artery disease – Ankle brachial index – Ejection Fraction – Elderly | ||
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