Torres DEL, Igualada CJI

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ABSTRACT

Objective: To identify the association between the atherogenic risk factors and the presence of the carotid atherosclerotic lesion.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 112 patients of both sexes and older than 40 years old. The variables were: age, sex, blood pressure, smoking habit, diabetes mellitus, obesity and carotid murmur. A carotid echo-doppler was performed to identify the presence of the lesion. A survey was done to the patients and the responses were collected in a database for statistical processing.
Results: There was prevalence of female sex. The average age of appearance of the lesion was 72.4 years old. 83% of the total number of patients presented three and more risk factors. In the carriers of carotid lesion were: arterial hypertension (65.5%), smoking habit (71.1%), diabetes mellitus (64.3%) and with more than three risk factors: 52.7%. 51.8% of the patients had carotid injury and 24.1% of them had a inferior carotid stenosis to 50%, and 4.5% was higher than this figure, more often in females than in males (6.7% vs. 1.9%). 18.8% showed an carotid intima - media thickness bigger than or equal to 1 mm, higher in males than in women (21.2% vs. 16.7%).
Conclusions: The association of several risk factors with the presence of carotid lesion demonstrates the importance of detecting the risk of developing a cerebrovascular disease in the population.