Abstract
Objectives: This study was conducted to define the frequency of internal carotid stenosis in African American patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: We recruited 101 African American patients with IHD from a university medical center for carotid duplex examination. Results: The frequency of >30%, >50%, and >70% stenosis was 21%, 11%, and 5%, respectively. Age >60 years (21% vs 3%, P < .01) and diabetes mellitus (22% vs 5%, P < .01) were predictors of unilateral stenosis of >50% and remained significant on multivariate testing. Conclusion: African American patients with established IHD have higher rates of extracranial carotid stenosis than community dwelling African American subjects and comparable rates with other populations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1162-1165 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Vascular Surgery |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Surgery
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Detection of carotid stenosis in African Americans with ischemic heart disease. / Rajamani, Kumar; Sunbulli, Mohammed; Jacobs, Bradley S.; Berlow, Elizabeth; Marsh, James D.; Kronenberg, Marvin W.; McLaughlin, Patrick; Vouyouka, Angela; Levine, Steven R.; Lai, Zongshan; Chaturvedi, Seemant.
In: Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol. 43, No. 6, 06.2006, p. 1162-1165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Detection of carotid stenosis in African Americans with ischemic heart disease
AU - Rajamani, Kumar
AU - Sunbulli, Mohammed
AU - Jacobs, Bradley S.
AU - Berlow, Elizabeth
AU - Marsh, James D.
AU - Kronenberg, Marvin W.
AU - McLaughlin, Patrick
AU - Vouyouka, Angela
AU - Levine, Steven R.
AU - Lai, Zongshan
AU - Chaturvedi, Seemant
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Objectives: This study was conducted to define the frequency of internal carotid stenosis in African American patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: We recruited 101 African American patients with IHD from a university medical center for carotid duplex examination. Results: The frequency of >30%, >50%, and >70% stenosis was 21%, 11%, and 5%, respectively. Age >60 years (21% vs 3%, P < .01) and diabetes mellitus (22% vs 5%, P < .01) were predictors of unilateral stenosis of >50% and remained significant on multivariate testing. Conclusion: African American patients with established IHD have higher rates of extracranial carotid stenosis than community dwelling African American subjects and comparable rates with other populations.
AB - Objectives: This study was conducted to define the frequency of internal carotid stenosis in African American patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: We recruited 101 African American patients with IHD from a university medical center for carotid duplex examination. Results: The frequency of >30%, >50%, and >70% stenosis was 21%, 11%, and 5%, respectively. Age >60 years (21% vs 3%, P < .01) and diabetes mellitus (22% vs 5%, P < .01) were predictors of unilateral stenosis of >50% and remained significant on multivariate testing. Conclusion: African American patients with established IHD have higher rates of extracranial carotid stenosis than community dwelling African American subjects and comparable rates with other populations.
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SP - 1162
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JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0741-5214
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