Anaemia, iron and vitamin deficits in patients with peripheral arterial disease

M Vega de Céniga; E Bravo; M Izagirre; C Casco; L Estallo; M Esteban; A Barba

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.01.017

Anaemia, iron and vitamin deficits in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 Jun;41(6):828-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.01.017. Epub 2011 Feb 25.

Authors

M Vega de Céniga¹, E Bravo, M Izagirre, C Casco, L Estallo, M Esteban, A Barba

Affiliation

¹ Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga S/N, 48960 Galdakao (Bizkaia), Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 21353606
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.01.017

Abstract

Introduction: Anaemia can compromise muscle and organ function. Related iron and vitamin body stores have seldom been assessed in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Report: We retrospectively analysed basal prevalence of anaemia, iron, B(12)-vitamin and folic acid deficits in 420 patients with claudication and 204 patients with critical limb ischaemia (CLI). The prevalence of the evaluated parameters was 9.8%, 6.7%, 6.7% and 2.9% among patients with claudication but 49.5%, 31.9%, 15.7% and 6.4% among CLI patients, respectively (p < 0.05 for all).

Discussion: Anaemia, iron and vitamin deficits are uncommon among patients with ischemic claudication but very prevalent among patients with CLI.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anemia / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Folic Acid Deficiency / epidemiology*
Humans
Iron Deficiencies*
Ischemia / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Peripheral Arterial Disease / complications*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / epidemiology*