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

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.

Source: Artery Research - September 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Piotr Ka źmierski, Michał Pająk, Katarzyna Bogusiak Source Type: research