Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

Chang Liang

Publications

• Research Article
  Associations of Symptomatic or Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality after 3 Years Follow Up: The China Ankle-Brachial Index Cohort Study
  Author(s): Xiankai Li, Yidong Wei, DachunXu, Yang Han, Chang Liang, JianyingShen, Ji Zhang, YingyiLuo, Dayi Hu, Jue Li and YaweiXuXiankai Li, Yidong Wei, DachunXu, Yang Han, Chang Liang, JianyingShen, Ji Zhang, YingyiLuo, Dayi Hu, Jue Li and YaweiXu
  
  Objective: This study aim to investigate all cause and cardiovascular mortality in Chinese in patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in comparison to those without PAD. Methods: All the subjects were inpatients at high risk of atherosclerosis and consecutively enrolled from July to November, 2004. A total of 3210 were followed up until an end-point was reached or until February 2008.The mean follow-up time was 38 ± 2 months. Results: Compared with non-PAD, PAD patients had significantly higher frequency of coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, stroke or smoking (all P<0.01). The all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in patients with PAD were 25.5% and 15.6%, respectively. Those with symptomatic and asymptomatic PAD had a statistic.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000124

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