title: [The frequency of the combination of arterial occlusive disease in supraaortic and leg range. An analysis in the patient population of a vascular surgical department (author's transl)].
abstract: Among 337 male patients who were hospitalized because of chronic ischemia of the leg, 103 (=30.6%) were shown to suffer from concomitant occlusive vascular disease of supraaortic branches. This was evaluated by simple examination like auscultation, bilateral blood pressure measurements, and palpation of pulses. In 52% the patients history revealed dizziness, hemiparesis and transient ischemic attacks (TIA). Arteriell hypertension promotes supraaortic vascular diseases as is shown by a relative frequency of 0.52 in contrast to 0.39. Combined occlusions of the iliac and femoropopliteal arteries are accompanied by supraaortic vascular disease in 40%, in femoropopliteal occlusion alone in only 20%. If the basic diagnostic approach is improved by directional ultra-sonic examinations of the carotid arteries, approximately 20% of all patients with advanced vascular disease of the iliac and femoropopliteal arteries have to be operated on for cerebrovascular disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Zur Häufigkeit der Kombination von arterieller Verschlusskrankheit im supraaortischen und Becken-Bein-Bereich im Krankengut einer gerfässchirurgischen Abteilung.