title: Impact of international guidelines on the management of cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent data on the management of cardiovascular risk factors in high risk patients showed that dyslipidemia is still treated in an inadequate way, especially in diabetic patients. We wanted to analyze the impact of the recommendation of the Inter-Society Consensus for the management of PAD (TASC-II) on the actual situation.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this retrospective cohort study we analyzed total-, HDL-, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose using capillary blood in diabetic patients, admitted to our outpatient department. Besides the recording of a complete medical history and vascular risk factors, an ABI-measurement and a carotid Duplex ultrasonography were performed at presentation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 111 diabetic patients (44 female and 67 male) with a mean age (+/-SD) of 70, 3 (+/-9, 9) years; a BMI of 28, 2 (+/-4, 2) and a mean waist circumference of 103 (+/-12, 2) cm. Metabolic syndrome according to the NCEP-ATP-III criteria (2001) was shown in 86% (N.=95). 41% (N.=45) had clinically manifest vascular disease in a second and 23% (N.=26) even in a third vascular territory. Total-cholesterol was 183+/-43 mg/dL; LDL-C 94 +/-30 mg/dL; HDL-cholesterol 44 +/-12 mg/dl and triglycerides 219+/-103 mg/dL. A total of 33% (N.=37) in this high risk cohort attained the LDL-C target levels according to the TASC-II guidelines. A total of 68% (N.=76) was on a HMG-CoA-reductase-inhibitor, 61% (N.=68) had platelet aggregation inhibitors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found poor adherence to international guidelines for secondary prevention in diabetic patients with PAD in this outpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Margeta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giurgea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schlager
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zehetmayer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koppensteiner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willfort-Ehringer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001317:Austria; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D008055:Lipids; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors