Prevalence of peripheral artery disease by abnormal ankle-brachial index in atrial fibrillation: implications for risk and therapy.
| Title: | Prevalence of peripheral artery disease by abnormal ankle-brachial index in atrial fibrillation: implications for risk and therapy. |
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| Authors: | Violi F; Daví G; Hiatt W; Lip GY; Corazza GR; Perticone F; Proietti M; Pignatelli P; Vestri AR; Basili S; ARAPACIS Study Investigators: .; Alessandri C; Serviddio G; Fascetti S; Serra P; Palange P; Greco E; Bruno G; Averna M; Giammanco A; Sposito P; De Cristofaro R; De Gennaro L; Loria P; Pellegrini E; Cominacini L; Mozzini C; Spovieri M; Spagnuolo V; Cerqua G; Cerasola G; Mulé G; Barbagallo M; Lo Sciuto S; Monteverde A; Saitta A; Lo Gullo A; Malatino L; Cilia C; Licata G; Tuttolomondo A; Conigliaro R; Pinto A; Di Raimondo D; Signorelli S; Anzaldi M; De Palma D; Galderisi M; Cudemo G; Galletti F; Fazio V; De Luca N; Meccariello A; Caputo D; De Donato MT; Iannuzi A; Bresciani A; Giunta R; Cimini C; Utili R; Durante M; Emanuele AF; Adinolfi LE; Cristiana S; Restivo L; Bellis P; Tirelli P; Sacerdoti D; Pesce P; Vanni D; Iuliano L; Palazzuoli A; Cacciafesta M; Gueli N; Capeci W; Tarquino N; Pellegrini F; Vincentelli GM; Ravallese F; Santini C; Letizia C; Petramala L; Zinnamosca L; Cilli M; Savoriti C; Falaschi P; Martocchia A; Stefanelli M; Marigliano V; Lo Iacono C; Brusco S; Bertazzoni G; El Halabieh Elias A; Paradiso M; Lizzi EM; Stefano T; Paola B; Cerci S; Ciavolella M; Di Veroli C; Malci F; De Ciocchis A; Abate D; Castellino P; Curto I; Vecchio C; Mannarino E; Pasqualini L; Fattori C; Pende A; Denegri A; Nathan A; Ricchio R; Fimognari FL; Alletto M; Messina S; Sesti G; Arturi F; Gembiale A; Scarpino PE; Carullo G; Pierluigi F; Battaglia G; Vadili G; Atzori S; Delitala G; Davì G; Angelucci E; Simona S; Giancarlo T; De Feudis L; Di Michele D; Fava A; Balsano C; De Ciantis P; Giovambattista D; Camerota A; Migliacci R; Porciello G; Mezzetti M; Gresele P; Vedovati C; Fierro T; Puccetti L; Scarpini F; Bertolotti M; Mussi C; Boddi M; Savino A; Contri S; Saller A; Fabris F; Pesavento R; Filippi L; Vedovetto V; Puato M; Treleani M; Maselli M; Corradin ML; Giantin V; Semplicini A; Minuz P; Calabria S; Romano S; Fantin F; Manica A; Stockner I; Pattis P; Guttman B; Catena C; Colussi GL; Annoni G; Bruni AA; Castagna A; Miceli E; Padula D; Schinco G; Spreafico S; Secchi B; Vanoli M; Casella G; Serra MG; Longo S; Antonaci S; Belfiore A; Frualdo M; Francesco V; Iamele L; Bianco C; Santovito D; Mezzetti A; Cipollone F; Nicolai S; Salvati F; Battista RG; Scozzari F; Muiesan ML; Salvetti M; Bazza A; Picardi A; De Vincentis A; Cosio P; Terzolo M; Fenoglio L; Bracco C; Melchio R; Gentili T; Salvi A; Nitti C; FALSETTI, LORENZO; Gabrielli A; Paglione I; Capucci A; Brambatti M; Sparagna A; Tirotta D; Andreozzi P; Ettorrre E; Cipriani E; Fanelli Fillippo R; Delfino M; Glorioso N; Melis G; Marras G; Matta M; Sacco A; Stellitano E; Scordo A; Russo F; Caruso Assunta A; Porreca E; Santilli F; Tana M; Ferri C; Grassi D; Di Giosia P; Portincasa P; Muscianisi G; Giordani S; Sabbà C; Supressa P; Mancuso G; Bartone M; Calipari D; Arcidiacono G; Bellanuova I; Ferraro M; Scalzo A; Marigliano G; Cozzolina D; Lampitella A; Acri V; Galasso D; Mazzei F; Galasso S; Buratti A; Porto M; Brizzi MF; Fattorini A; Sampietro F; D'Angelo A; Pala M; Fabbian F; Manfredini R; Moroni C; Valente L; Lopreiato F; Parente F; Granata M; Moia M; Braham S; Rossi M; Pesce M; Gentile A; Catozzzo V; Ferranti E; Soldini M; Di Napoli M; Baciarello G; Rancan E; Ageno W; Guasti L; Ciccaglioni A; Negri S; Polselli M; Prisco D; Pignataro FS; Pastori D; Ferro D; Loffredo L; Cangemi R; Perri L; Polimeni L; Catasca E; Raparelli V; Napoleone L; Schillizzi M; Vicario T; Russo R; Gentile MC; Saliola M; Del Ben M; Angelico F; Farcomeni A; Di Tanna G; Davi' G; Traisci G; Montebianco Abenavoli L; Grembiale A; Di Minno G; Durante ME; Stanghellini V; Pattoneri P; Boari B; Falsetti L; Fabio G; Perego F; Bianchi Paola I; Angeli A; Colombo BM; Giannelli G; Vidili G; Torres D; Hijazl D; Gatta A; Mannucci Mannuccio P; Licata G.; STANGHELLINI, VINCENZO |
| Contributors: | Violi F; Daví G; Hiatt W; Lip GY; Corazza GR; Perticone F; Proietti M; Pignatelli P; Vestri AR; Basili S; ARAPACIS Study Investigators: .; Alessandri C; Serviddio G; Fascetti S; Serra P; Palange P; Greco E; Bruno G; Averna M; Giammanco A; Sposito P; De Cristofaro R; De Gennaro L; Loria P; Pellegrini E; Cominacini L; Mozzini C; Spovieri M; Spagnuolo V; Cerqua G; Cerasola G; Mulé G; Barbagallo M; Lo Sciuto S; Monteverde A; Saitta A; Lo Gullo A; Malatino L; Cilia C; Licata G; Tuttolomondo A; Conigliaro R; Pinto A; Di Raimondo D; Signorelli S; Anzaldi M; De Palma D; Galderisi M; Cudemo G; Galletti F; Fazio V; De Luca N; Meccariello A; Caputo D; De Donato MT; Iannuzi A; Bresciani A; Giunta R; Cimini C; Utili R; Durante M; Emanuele AF; Adinolfi LE; Cristiana S; Restivo L; Bellis P; Tirelli P; Sacerdoti D; Pesce P; Vanni D; Iuliano L; Palazzuoli A; Cacciafesta M; Gueli N; Capeci W; Tarquino N; Pellegrini F; Vincentelli GM; Ravallese F; Santini C; Letizia C; Petramala L; Zinnamosca L; Cilli M; Savoriti C; Falaschi P; Martocchia A; Stefanelli M; Marigliano V; Lo Iacono C; Brusco S; Bertazzoni G; El Halabieh Elias A; Paradiso M; Lizzi EM; Stefano T; Paola B; Cerci S; Ciavolella M; Di Veroli C |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Collection: | IRIS Università degli Studi di Bologna (CRIS - Current Research Information System) |
| Subject Terms: | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; therapy; RISK FACTORS |
| Description: | To the Editor: Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice and is associated with a 5-fold increased risk for stroke (1). Moreover, patients with NVAF often suffer from atherosclerotic complications such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (2). Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an established marker of systemic atherosclerosis but its prevalence in NVAF is still unclear. We reasoned that inclusion of ankle-brachial index (ABI), which is an established tool for diagnosis of PAD (3), in the CHA2DS2-VASc (4) score would better define the prevalence of vascular disease. To address this issue, the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) established an Italian registry documenting ABI in NVAF patients. The Atrial Fibrillation Registry for the ARAPACIS (Ankle-brachial Index Prevalence Assessment: Collaborative Italian Study) study is an independent research project involving all Regional Councils of SIMI. The first objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of ABI ≤0.90 in NVAF patients. Consecutive patients with NVAF referred to internal medicine wards were eligible for the enrollment. Enrollment started in October 2010 and continued until October 30, 2012. Patients were enrolled if they were 18 years or older and had a diagnosis of NVAF, recording during the qualifying admission/consultation or in the preceding 12 months, and if it was possible to obtain the ABI measurement. Exclusion criteria included the following: acquired or congenital valvular AF, active cancer, disease with life expectancy |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: | STAMPA |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000328073000016; volume:62; firstpage:2255; lastpage:2256; numberofpages:2; journal:JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY; http://hdl.handle.net/11585/414055 |
| Availability: | http://hdl.handle.net/11585/414055 |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.99895097 |
| Database: | BASE |