Ischemia

New Ischemia Study Findings Have Been Published by Investigators at Heart Center

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 12th, 2012

2012 APR 12 -- "The present study evaluated whether elevated cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was predictive of an increased risk for death or amputation in patients with acute lower limb ischemia (ALI). ALI is one of the most frequent causes of amputation, with mortality rates for ALI ranging from 15% to 20%," scientists in Bad Krozingen, Germany report.

"This study included 254 consecutive ALI patients (155 men, 99 women; mean age, 71.6 +/- 13.2 years) presenting with Rutherford categories I, IIA, or IIB according to the classification for ALI. ALI was caused by thromboembolism (29.5%), local arterial thrombosis (53.1%), or bypass graft occlusion (16.9%)....

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2012-04-12)

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