Prevalencia de los Aneurismas de Aorta Abdominal Infrarrenal en pacientes con Arteriopatía Obstructiva Crónica de Extremidades Inferiores
- A. Barba 1
- L. Estallo 1
- L. Rodríguez 1
- S. Gimena 1
- G. Moñux 1
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Hospital de Galdakao - Usansolo
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ISSN: 0304-4858, 2173-2302
Year of publication: 2001
Volume: 98
Issue: 2
Pages: 33-42
Type: Article
More publications in: Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios
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Abstract
OBJETIVE: To Know the prevalence of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in patients suffering of chronic limb ischaemia and to check if chronic limb ischaemia is a risk factor for the development of AAA. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Two groups have been studied: First of them (study group) have been make up with five hundred 55 years old me with chronic ischaemia of lower limbs, and the second (control group) have been constituted with 200 men of the sane age and prostatic pathology but without ischaemic clinic. An abdominal and pelvic echographic study was performed in patients of both groups to value the aortic diameter. RESULTS: There were no statistical difference between both groups in terms of demographic characteristics nor cardiovascular risk factors. However, the AAA prevalence was of 14,2% in the study group while in control group was of 4,7%. This difference was statistically significative. CONCLUSIONS: In our environment, prevalence of AAA between men older than 55 years is significatively major than in general population. For this, chronic ischaemia of lower limbs can be considered a risk factor in the development of AAA.