Studies on the correlation between ischemic disease of lower extremity and coronary artery disease and stroke / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate the correlation in incidence and severity between peripheral arterial disease(PAD) and coronary artery disease and stroke in Chinese people,in order to assess the essentiality of Ankle Brachial Index(ABI) examination for all the patients.Methods Patients hospitalized to Departments of Cardiology,Neurology and Vascular Diseases from March 2006 to December 2007 were enrolled.ABI was measured,and the disease history was collected.Ejection fraction(EF),coronary arteriography and ultrasound examination of the cervical artery were recorded to analyze the relationship between them and ABI.The prevalence of decreased ABI was calculated.Results In 132 patients hospitalized in the Department of Cardiology,the prevalence of ABI