Carmelo Radellini
Italy
Research Article
Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s): Carmelo Radellini, Egle Corrado, Giuseppe Coppola, Giuseppina Novo and Salvatore NovoCarmelo Radellini, Egle Corrado, Giuseppe Coppola, Giuseppina Novo and Salvatore Novo
Objectives: Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most frequent sustained arrhythmia, is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The clinical course of AF is often complicated by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events that usually have a dual origin: cardio embolic and atherothrombotic. The aim of our study is to demonstrate the existence of a relationship between Systemic Atherosclerosis and AF. More specifically, we have analysed the prevalence of lower limb Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in a population of fibrillating patients, and we have assessed whether the coexistence of AF and PAD might result in increased cardiovascular risks.
Methods: The study has been conducted on 200 patients, consecutively engaged, divided into patients with and without AF. All patients were subjected to a cardiovascular risk profile evaluatio.. View More»
