Infrapopliteal arterial occlusive disease in elderly men: a population based study.

Aim: The aim of this paper was to determine prevalence, cardiovascular risk factors and association with coronary heart disease (CHD) of isolated infrapopliteal arterial disease in old-adult men.

Design: cross-sectional; participants: population-based sample of 699 men aged 55 to 74 years, measurements: cardiovascular history and risk factors, electrocardiogram, segmental pressures and velocity waveforms in lower limbs.

Results: Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) was observed in 13.

The use of the CUSUM chart method for surveillance of learning effects and quality of care in endovascular procedures.

Introduction: Quality of care and learning effect surveillance are two mandatory responsibilities within a changing therapeutical paradigm. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and value of CUSUM chart method in assessing performance in consecutive endovascular procedures done by vascular surgeons of a single department on aorto-iliac, femoropopliteal and renal artery occlusive disease.

Material And Method: Data were collected in 405 consecutive patients, scheduled for endovascular intervention of aorto-iliac (n = 131, 32.

Incidence and risk factors of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in a prospective cohort of 700 adult elderly men followed for 5 years.

Objective: This study was designed to assess the incidence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in a population-based cohort of men aged 55-74 years and to establish a predictive function based on risk factors for the disease.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 699 men representative of an urban population. Cardiovascular risk factors, history of cardiovascular events, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) at baseline and at 5 years were measured.

The association of peripheral arterial occlusive disease with major coronary events in a mediterranean population with low coronary heart disease incidence.

Objectives: The association of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) association with major coronary events (MCE) has been well documented, nevertheless data are lacking for populations with a low incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to assess the association of PAD with MCE in a Mediterranean population.

Design: Prospective survey of 699 55-74 year-old men representative of an urban district near Barcelona (Spain).

Quantification and characterization of carotid calcium with multi-detector CT-angiography.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of CT-angiography for identification and measurement of calcification of carotid atherosclerotic plaques and to characterise the content and distribution pattern of mineral calcium (hydroxyapatite, Ca) in carotid bifurcations and investigate its relationship with neurological symptoms.

Methods: Twenty-six patients with ICA stenosis > 60% (13 symptomatic, 13 asymptomatic) were selected for study. Ca was estimated from the weight of the ashed remnants of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) specimens in 11 patients.