Lack of Correlation of Carotid Intima-Media Index and Peripheral Artery Disease.

Paloma LagunaNicolas Roberto RoblesJuan Lopez GomezSergio BarrosoGabriel Collado

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2018)

Increased IMT is not common among PAD patients. Hyperlipoproteinemia (a) and hyperhomocysteinemia are very frequent in these patients. High serum cystatin levels are also very prevalent but reduced GFR is not so frequent. There were no differences in the prevalence of the studied cardiovascular risk factors between those patients with increased IMT and those ones with normal IMT.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction

chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed

prognostic factors
peripheral artery disease

metabolic syndrome
type diabetes