European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PREVALENCE OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Hadi Hilal Hamza, Ahmed Basher.M and Ali S. Dawood*

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the relationship between coronary heart disease (CHD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Methods: A total of 166 patients (122 male and 44 female) with an ages between (33-81) years old and age mean
± SD (58.29±8.667), the ages divided to three groups in order to correlate with others parameters, the first group
were (33-39) years old, the second group were (40-59) years old and the third group were (60 years old and
above), all patients were diagnosed with coronary heart diseases a proved by coronary angiography and Ankle-
Brachial Index Measurement was done to determine the peripheral artery disease. Results: The current results
showed significance between ages groups and Ankle-Brachial Index values (P= 0.008). Otherwise, our results
showed that no significance between ages group and CHD (severity of lesions in coronary artery branches) (P=
0.456). On the other hand, the correlation between the severity of lesions in coronary artery branches and Ankle-
Brachial Index values showed statistical significance (P= <0.001). Conclusion: Our study proved that, the middle
and older ages with CHD may be more risky to PAD development than young ages, also the severity of lesions in
coronary artery branches (1,2 or 3 vessels) have the same chance to PAD development with Ankle-Brachial Index
values ranged between mild and moderate.

Keywords: Coronary heart disease, Peripheral artery disease, Coronary angiography, Ankle-Brachial Index