The lack of cardiovascular risk factor management in patients with critical limb ischaemia.

Abstract

to define the level of management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients treated for critical limb ischaemia in a vascular surgical setting. retrospective review of all (n =147) patients operated on for critical lower extremity ischaemia in 1998. We included pre- and postoperative cardiac events. only eight (5%) (95% CI; 2-9) were on lipid lowering treatment and 58 (39%) (95% CI; 31-47) using acetylsalicylic acid. only a minority of patients operated on for CLI were receiving adequate cardiovascular risk factor modification.