Clinical significance of detecting homocysteine, C-reactive protein and ankle brachial index in elderly patients with lower limb artherosclerosis
10.7619/jcmp.201416013
- VernacularTitle:老年下肢动脉粥样硬化患者检测同型半胱氨酸、C 反应蛋白及踝臂指数的临床意义
- Author:
Xin SHEN
1
;
Bingbing HU
Author Information
1. 南华大学附属第二医院 血管外科
- Keywords:
elderly patients with lower limb artherosclerosis;
homocysteine;
C-reactive protein;
ankle brachial index;
cardiovascular event
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2014;(16):47-49
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical significance of detecting homocysteine (Hcy), C-reactive protein (CRP)and ankle brachial index (ABI)in elderly patients with lower limb artherosclerosis.Methods A total of 85 elderly patients with lower limb artherosclerosis in our hos-pital from Feb.2007 to Oct.2010 were divided into plaque group (37 cases)and non-plaque group (48 cases)according to the intima-media thickness (IMT)detected with ultra-sound.And another 40 elderly patients with non-lower limb artherosclerosis served as control group.Hcy,hs-CRP and ABI characteristics were retrospectively analyzed among 3 groups and cardiovascular events were compared between plaque and non-plaque groups.Results Hcy and hs-CRP expression levels de-creased gradually whereas ABI increased gradually and there were significant differences among 3 groups (P <0.05 or P <0.01).The rates of cardiovascular events of plaque and non-plaque groups were 10.81% (4 /37)and 4.17% (2 /48),respectively,but the difference was not statistically sig-nificant (P >0.05).Conclusion Elderly patients with lower limb artherosclerosis have abnormal Hcy metabolism,and increased CRP expression and decreased ABI value can provide significant ref-erences for clinical diagnosis.
