Predictors of outcome in stable outpatients with peripheral artery disease.

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at increased risk for subsequent ischemic events. We used data from the FRENA Registry to find predictors of subsequent myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, and limb amputation in stable outpatients with PAD. As of January 2012, 1,270 patients with PAD were recruited, of whom 1,042 (82 %) had Fontaine stage II; 113 (8.

Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel in patients with coronary, cerebrovascular, or peripheral artery disease in the factores de Riesgo y ENfermedad Arterial (FRENA) registry.

Background: Among patients receiving clopidogrel for coronary artery disease, concomitant therapy with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has been associated with an increased risk for recurrent coronary events.

Patients And Methods: Factores de Riesgo y ENfermedad Arterial (FRENA) is an ongoing, multicenter, observational registry of consecutive outpatients with coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral artery disease. We retrospectively examined the influence of concomitant use of PPIs on outcome in patients receiving clopidogrel.

Impact of a telemedicine system on acute stroke care in a community hospital.

In January 2007, a telestroke system was established between a community hospital lacking a neurologist on call and a stroke centre 70 km away. The telestroke system allowed urgent remote evaluation of the patient by a specialized neurologist, supervised thrombolytic treatment or a decision for urgent transfer to the stroke centre. During the first year of operation of the telestroke system, we studied all acute ischaemic stroke patients admitted to the community hospital and compared the results with the previous year.

Clinical outcome in patients with peripheral artery disease. Results from a prospective registry (FRENA).

Background: The risk of future cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) is often underestimated.

Patients And Methods: FRENA is an ongoing, observational registry of consecutive outpatients with symptomatic PAD, coronary artery disease (CAD) or cerebrovascular disease (CVD). We compared the incidence of major cardiovascular events (i.