Disease of Proximal Part of Vertebral Artery in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Angiology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 205 - 209
• Main Authors: Thomas, Christus Singh, Habib, Farida, Varghese, Kiron, Abraham, Mullaseril Thomas, Hayat, Nasser Jowhar, Cherian, George
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2003; Westminster; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Disease - epidemiology; Coronary heart disease; Female; Heart; Heart diseases; Humans; Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Vertebral Artery - diagnostic imaging; United States; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Human; Proximal; Atherosclerosis; Vertebral artery; Clinical form; Stenosis; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Artery
• ISSN: 0003-3197; 1940-1574
• DOI: 10.1177/000331970305400210

Recognition of coincidence of cerebral vascular disease is of importance in patients with coronary artery disease. One hundred and seventy-three patients who underwent coronary angiography were also studied by angiography of subclavian arteries and abdominal aorta. The majority of the patients (128/173; 74%) were men. Risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia were present in a high percentage of patients. Disease of the proximal part of the vertebral artery was seen in 41.6% (72/173). Presence of vertebral artery disease was significantly correlated with diabetes (p = 0.02), renal artery stenosis (p = 0.003), coronary artery disease (p = 0.05), and iliac artery disease (p = 0.05). The proximal part of the vertebral artery was found to be affected in a high percentage (41.6%) of patients under going coronary angiography.