[Multivascular disease in clinical practice].
Multiple arterial disease is presented by coexistence of ischaemic heart disease, carotid disease and peripheral obliterate arterial disease. Atherosclerosis is the main factor for onset of the disease. Among 150 patients with clinical manifestations of obliterate disease of at least two aforementioned arterial systems, we examined by many noninvasive and invasive procedures the existence and degree of obliterate arterial disease of coronary, carotid and peripheral arteries of the lower extremities. The results revealed the statistically significant correlation among: ischaemic heart disease and carotid disease (r = 0.939; p < 0.01); ischaemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease (r = 0.834; p < 0.05); ischaemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and carotid disease (r = 0.986; p < 0.01). The results pointed out that whenever clinical manifestations of obliterate disease of peripheral arteries are present, there is also need for routine examination of existent coronary artery disease.
Despotović
Nebojsa
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Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Zvezdara University Clinical Centre, Belgrade. ndsp@beotel.yu
Zdravković
Mihajlo
M
D000368:Aged; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*