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- Title
Association of Carotid Artery Disease with Various Risk Factors Among Patients Presenting with Ischemic Stroke.
- Authors
Nizami, Muhammad Asif; Yousaf, Muhammad Ali; Liaqat, Jahanzeb; Nawaz, Khurram Haq; Hashmat, Asif
- Abstract
Objective: To study the association of carotid artery disease with various risk factors among patients presenting with ischemic stroke. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Neurology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jul to Feb 2019. Methodology: A total of 300 patients with ischemic stroke diagnosed by a consultant neurologist were included in this study. A consultant radiologist assessed the presence of clinically significant carotid artery stenosis by performing an ultrasound examination of the carotid region. In addition, the relationship between age, gender, presence of diabetes mellitus, presence of hypertension and tobacco smoking was assessed with carotid artery stenosis among the patients with ischemic stroke. Results: Out of 300 patients with stroke assessed through ultrasound Doppler, 171 (57%) showed the presence of significant carotid artery stenosis, while 129 (43%) had no clinically significant stenosis. Statistical analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus and hypertension had a statistically significant relationship (p-value <0.05) with the presence of significant occlusion in the carotid arteries of stroke sufferers. Conclusion: Carotid artery disease should not be missed among patients with ischemic stroke, as many patients harbour this phenomenon. Patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension may be at more risk of developing carotid artery disease than others.
- Subjects
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan); CAROTID artery diseases; DISEASE risk factors; ISCHEMIC stroke; CAROTID artery stenosis; STROKE patients
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, pS393
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v72isuppl-2.4465