title: [Incidence and risk factors of coronary artery disease in elderly patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the prevalence of coronary artery disease and risk factors in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Coronary angiography was performed immediately after abdominal angiography in 70 elderly (> 50 years) consecutive patients with AAA. Medical history and imaging characteristics were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CAD was diagnosed in 63 patients (90.0%) by coronary angiography: 20 (28.6%) patients with single-vessel disease (SVD), 15(21.4%) with 2VD, 22 (31.4%) with 3VD and 6 (8.6%) with left main disease + 3VD. Multi-variance logistic analysis showed that peripheral disease was the strongest predictor for CAD in AAA patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary angiography should be performed in elderly AAA patients due to the high prevalence of CAD in this patient cohort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Wen-hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hui-yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nian-jin
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Rui-xin
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Shao-hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ji-yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors