The lack of cardiovascular risk factor management in patients with critical limb ischaemia.
OBJECTIVE
to define the level of management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients treated for critical limb ischaemia in a vascular surgical setting.


METHODS
retrospective review of all (n =147) patients operated on for critical lower extremity ischaemia in 1998. We included pre- and postoperative cardiac events.


RESULTS
only eight (5%) (95% CI; 2-9) were on lipid lowering treatment and 58 (39%) (95% CI; 31-47) using acetylsalicylic acid.


CONCLUSIONS
only a minority of patients operated on for CLI were receiving adequate cardiovascular risk factor modification.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bismuth
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Klitfod
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Sillesen
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors