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F Mattace Raso

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PubMed1999

Intimal-medial thickness of the common carotid arteries and lower limbs atherosclerosis in the elderly.

BACKGROUND: In the present study, the authors consider the possible association between intimal-media thickness of the common carotid arteries and lower limb atherosclerosis, in a group of elderly patients; the authors also consider the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: B-mode ultrasound measurement of the intimal-media thickness of the common carotid arteries was performed on 80 subjects. Lower limbs atherosclerosis was defined as the presence of intermittens claudicatio and/or ankle-arm index < 0.9. Baseline clinic examination and blood tests were performed in all subjects to consider the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. Linear regression analysis was used to assess the linear relationship between intimal-media thickness of the common carotid arteries and lower limb atherosclerosis. RESULTS: Linear regression analysis showed a statistical association between increased values of intimal-media thickness of the common carotid arteries and lower limb atherosclerosis. Sixty-four (80%) subjects presented one or more associated cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the the present study confirm that intimal-media thickness of the common carotid arteries is a marker for the identification of generalized atherosclerosis and may be useful for the identification of subjects, even at early stages, at risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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PubMed1998

[Stenosis of the internal carotid arteries and cardiovascular risk factors in a group of patients aged 65 years and over].

BACKGROUND: In the present study, the degree of stenosis of internal carotid arteries and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors are examined. METHODS: Two hundred patients underwent high resolution B-mode echotomography of the carotid arteries; furthermore, the presence of associated cardiovascular risk factors was considered. RESULTS: Small stenosis (< 16%) were reported in 113 (56.5%) patients; moderate stenosis (16-49%) were reported in 58 (29%) patients; severe stenosis (50-79%) were reported in 19 (9.5%) patients; subocclusive stenosis (80-99%) were reported in 2 (1%) patients; occlusions were reported in 8 (4%) patients. One hundred and fifty patients (75%) presented one or more associated cardiovascular risk factors. Hypertension was present in 122 (61%) patients; hypercholesterolemia in 43 (21.5%) patients; diabetes mellitus in 41 (20.5%) patients; 26 (13%) patients were smokers. CONCLUSIONS: According to other studies, stenosis < 50% were the most frequent (85.5%) in the subjects examined. Stenosis > or = 50% were more frequent in males than females. Hypertension was the most frequent associated cardiovascular risk factor; therefore the degree of stenosis increased with the increasing number of cardiovascular risk factors.

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PubMed1995

[Abdominal aortic aneurysm in the elderly].

AIM: Complication-free abdominal aortic aneurysm is often asymptomatic and its diagnosis is therefore frequently coincidental. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is often suddenly manifested during the rupture stage, resulting in the patient's death. The importance of early diagnosis is therefore clear, enabling optimal monitoring and correct management. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: This retrospective study evaluated the incidence of AAA in 1304 over-65-year-olds in care. The authors examined the presence of AAA-related symptoms, risk factors and the concomitance of other pathologies. RESULTS: Four subjects were diagnosed with AAA, equivalent to 0.3% of the total population. All were male, smokers, with multidistrict atherosclerosis in association with other pathologies. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of AAA in the population of over-65-year-olds examined was lower than that reported in the literature. This discrepancy was due to the fact that the abdominal aorta is not usually examined in clinical practice. However, the high mortality rate of AAA during rupture prompted the authors to evaluate this disorder in high-risk patients.

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[Cerebral hypoperfusion symptoms in elderly subjects with hyperkinetic and/or hypokinetic arrhythmia. Study of institutionalized and non- institutionalized patients].

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the symptomatology caused by cerebral hypoperfusion in a group of over-65 year old hospitalized and non-patients, with hyperkinetic and hypokinetic arrhythmias. METHODS: 2441 clinical records of hospitalized and ambulatory patients at the unit of Cardiology, "Pugliese-Ciaccio" Hospital of Catanzaro between January 1st 1991 and March 31st 1995 were examined. The clinical records of those patients who had showed anamnestic episodes of syncope, lipothymia and dizziness were selected. The selected sample was made of 36 hospitalized patients and 36 ambulatory patients. The Holter-ECGs of these patients were examined. RESULTS: Six episodes of syncope (16.7%) were found in the hospitalized patients and 4 in the ambulatory patients (11.1%). Ten (27.8%) and 8 (22.2%) episodes of lipothymia, were found in the hospitalized and ambulatory patients respectively. Dizziness was found in 20 (55.5%) hospitalized and in 24 (66.6%) ambulatory patients. In all the patients the symptoms appeared during the recording and were linked to hyperkinetic arrhythmias in 22 (61.1%) hospitalized patients and in 25 (69.4%) ambulatory patients and to hypokinetic arrhythmias in 14 (39.9%) and 11 (30.5%) hospitalized and ambulatory patients. CONCLUSIONS: The present study pointed out that patients with hyperkinetic arrhythmias (both hospitalized and ambulatory) show symptoms of cerebral hypoperfusion more frequently than those with hyperkinetic arrhythmias.

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[Effect of hormone replacement therapy on postmenopausal ocular function].

OBJECTIVE: Determination of the effects of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) on various ocular parameters and symptoms in postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University "Federico II" of Naples. PATIENTS: 14 healthy women treated orally with equine conjugated estrogen in continuous (0,625 mg/daily) and acetate-medroxyprogesteron (10 mg/daily) from 17th to 28th day for three months. MEASURES: Ocular symptomatology, intraocular pressure (IOP), lacrimal secretion, reflected and basal and corneal thickness. RESULTS: After 3 months of HRT the IOP was reduced of 10.8% (p < 0.005), the lacrimal secretion, reflected and basal, increased of 19% and 48%, respectively and the corneal thickness increased of 16.6%. CONCLUSION: The HRT has a positive effect on ocular physiology.

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