Rachid Merghit,Mouloud AIT Athmane,Ikhlas  Gueriane,Abdelhak Lakehal,
Doppler Ultrasonography Screening of the Lower Limbs in Patient with Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiovascular Disorder and Medicine
2020

http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.CDM.2020.01.05
https://www.sciencerepository.org/doppler-ultrasonography-screening-of-the-lower-limbs-in-patient_CDM-2020-1-105 
Abstract: Introduction: For patient with coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is really
underestimated.
Objectives: Establish a mapping of atherosclerotic involvement of the lower limbs using ultrasound
exploration, by working on a sample of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, recruited in cardiology at
the university hospital centers of the city of Constantine.
Patients and Methods: Our study is descriptive, transversal, and multi-centric carried out in unit of
cardiovascular explorations of the University Hospital of Constantine. The patients involved had at least
one significant coronary lesion ≥ 50 on a principal coronary artery. All of our patients benefited from a
lower limb Doppler ultrasonography using a 12L linear scanning probe on a General Electric vivid E9
ultrasound system. The data processing and processing used epi info 8 software.
Results: Atheromatous affection and implication of the lower limbs is very common and usual in patient
with coronary artery disease (CAD), mostly on the infra popliteal floor. 34.67% have a hemodynamic lesion
≥ 50% on the arterial axes of the lower limbs. Taking the lion’s share, with more than half of our population
had predominantly distal mediacalcosis lesions.
Conclusion: Atherothrombotic disease or atherothrombosis demands a global patient care since for a long
time and for as long as anyone can remember, the clinical translations and manifestations of
atherothrombosis were treated in isolation and compartmentalized.Keywords:  Atheromatous-plaque, media-calcinosis, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease