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3586184

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred forty-nine consecutive patients who had peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with clinically audible asymptomatic bruits were studied. Sixty-two of these patients were age- and sex-matched with 62 PAD patients in whom no bruits were detected. The PAD was demonstrated by angiography or by the 1-minute exercise test. Clinical assessment was performed every 6 months and oculoplethysmography and carotid phonoangiography (OPG/CPA) were performed every year. Angiography and reconstructive surgery were performed only if symptoms of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke occurred. Life-table analysis revealed that over a 5.5-year follow-up, 32% of 211 PAD patients were expected to die. In the control study 45% of bruit patients and 32% of control patients were expected to die (no significant difference). Myocardial infarction accounted for 59% of deaths in the bruit group compared with 28% in the control group (no significant difference). TIA occurred more commonly in the bruit group (26.5%) than in the controls (6%) (p less than 0.02). However, stroke without warning occurred in 9% of bruit patients compared with 8% of controls (no significant difference). It is concluded that for asymptomatic carotid bruit it is safe to wait for the onset of symptoms before angiography and corrective reconstructive surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0741-5214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
869-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of asymptomatic carotid bruit.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article