Análise das arteriografias de diabéticos e não diabéticos com isquemia crítica da perna

Abstract

ARTIGOS ARTIGOS ORIGINAIS _____________ A B S T R A C TObjective: To compare angiographic findings of diabetic and nondiabetic patients with critical limb ischemia. Methods:We included 161 patients with infrainguinal critical limb ischemia (CLI). We evaluated the clinical and arteriographic (number and presence of opacification of leg arteries) of the two groups of patients. Statistical analysis was performed using EPI-INFO.Results: Most patients were category 5 of Rutherford's Classification and had femoropopliteal disease. Seventy-two percent of nondiabetic and 67% of diabetic patients had opacification of the fibular artery (p = 0.25), which is the most present artery in both groups. Diabetic patients had less opacification of the posterior tibial artery in the univariate analysis (29% vs. 47%, p = 0.008). But only female sex showed a significant risk for the absence of the posterior tibial artery in logistic regression (OR = 2.6; p = 0.01). Conclusion:The peroneal artery was the most frequently found artery in angiograms of diabetic and nondiabetic patients with CLI. Diabetic and nondiabetic patients did not differ in angiographic findings of the leg.© 2012 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved. Análise das arteriografias de diabéticos e não diabéticos com isquemia crítica da perna

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