Abstract
Aim: to define the level of management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients treated for critical limb ischaemia in a vascular surgical setting. Materials and Methods: retrospective review of all (n = 147) patients operated on for critical lower extremity ischaemia in 1998. We included pre- and postoperative cardiac events. Results: only eight (5%) (95% CI; 2-9) were on lipid lowering treatment and 58 (39%) (95% CI; 31-47) using acetylsalicylic acid. Conclusions: only a minority of patients operated on for CLI were receiving adequate cardiovascular risk factor modification.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 143-146 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Coronary artery disease
- Medical management
- Peripheral arterial disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Surgery
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