ISSN: 2578-4633
Authors: Zamora JLC* and Del Risco SG
Summary: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of death in subjects over 50 years of age in developed countries. Arterial pathology as a whole, whether presented as coronary, cerebrovascular, or peripheral arterial disease, is an important cause of chronic disease, functional limitation and decreased quality of life and is associated with greater general and specific morbidity. Objectives: Estimate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in its initial stages and the associated classic risk factors in a population from the primary health care area of the Cerro Municipality. Material and Methods: Population-based, prospective, longitudinal and cross-sectional, the study population included all subjects over 55 years of age, belonging to the Cerro Polyclinic who attended Angiology and Vascular Surgery consultation, in the period from 2012 to 2013. Of the 962 subjects treated, 707 were over 55 years old and of these, 94 met the inclusion criteria for the study. All of them knew the epidemiological purpose of the study and gave their consent. Results: 94 patients over 55 years of age participated in the study, with a prevalence at the time of inclusion of 13% diagnosed with PAD in its initial Fontaine stages. Conclusions: The prevalence of PAD, in its initial stages, was 13%, with 73.4% being asymptomatic and 27.6% symptomatic, the main risk factor being smoking with 57.5%, followed by Hypercholesterolemia and arterial hypertension, the association was confirmed with its location in other vascular beds, 14.9% in patients who had previously presented coronary events, 8.5% cerebrovascular events.
Keywords: Peripheral Arterial Disease; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Intermittent Arterial Claudication during Gait; Open and/or Closed
