Study of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Ischemic Stroke Patients and Associated Comorbid Conditions
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Patients with stroke and patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at high risk for vascular events and may not exhibit the signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We investigated prevalence of asymptomatic PAD detected by ankle brachial index <0.9 in patients with stroke and difference between risk factor profile between patient having asymptomatic PAD and those without asymptomatic PAD. In this cross sectional hospital-based study, asymptomatic PAD was detected by ankle brachial index measurement in consecutive 100 patients with stroke. They were assessed for stroke risk factors, ankle brachial index measurement, and laboratory parameters known to be associated with stroke risk. These data was compared between patient having asymptomatic PAD and those without asymptomatic PAD. Our study demonstrates that in patients with ischemic stroke, asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease is highly prevalent. These patients had significantly higher risk factors and risk of future athero-thrombotic events could be higher, so ABI measurement can be good non-invasive tool to identify patients with greater risk of future events and thereby help in optimizing secondary preventive measures.
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Bhuwan Sharma
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