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Effect of proximal arterial occlusion on the progression of the distal arterial disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17988904     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that a proximal arterial occlusion has a protective effect on the progression of distal arterial disease, assessed by distal runoff resistance score (DRRS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and nineteen patients (median age 64 y, male 96%) with a unilateral iliac and/or femoral arterial occlusion caused by atherosclerosis were analyzed retrospectively. DRRS was assessed on arteriograms of the test limb (with proximal arterial occlusion) and control limb (contralateral limb). Multivariate analysis was performed to determine if a proximal arterial occlusion was an independent risk factor for the development of a difference in the DRRS between the test and control limbs. RESULTS: The clinical features of the subjects were claudication in 85%, ankle brachial index 0.52 (median), diabetes in 30% and smoker in 76%. The upper leg DRRS of the test limb was significantly lower in the iliac occlusion group than in the control limb (1.87+/-1.69 vs 2.85+/-2.75, p=0.032). However, multivariate analysis failed to identify any risk factors associated with the difference in DRRS in both limbs. CONCLUSION: There was no evidence that a proximal arterial occlusion was associated with a slower progression of distal arterial disease.
Authors:
K-B Park; Y-W Kim; K-B Lee; D-I Kim; D-K Kim; Y-S Do; S-W Shin; S-K Cho; S-W Choo; Y-H Choe; I-W Choo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-11-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1532-2165     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-25     Completed Date:  2008-03-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9512728     Medline TA:  Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  341-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and the Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / epidemiology,  physiopathology*
Atherosclerosis / complications,  physiopathology*
Comorbidity
Disease Progression
Female
Femoral Artery* / physiopathology
Humans
Iliac Artery*
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Popliteal Artery / physiopathology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tibial Arteries / physiopathology
Vascular Resistance*

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