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The lack of cardiovascular risk factor management in patients with critical limb ischaemia
J Bismuth1, L Klitfod, H Sillesen
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
Aim:
to define the level of management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients treated for critical limb ischaemia in a vascular surgical setting.
Materials And 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.