Objective/Aim
To determine the effect of cilostazol on arterial compliance, distensibilty, vascular stiffness and other vascular events through non-invasive methods in patients with stable IC/PAD.
Method
Twenty-nine patients (22 male, 7 female) who had been treated with cilostazol 100 mg twice daily during six month were included in the study. Ultrasound measurements of carotid, femoral and brachial arteries were performed at baseline, at 3 and 6 months after starting of treatment and the evaluation of the arterial stiffness measurements were performed by the pre-defined method.
Results
The mean age of the participants was 64.64 years. Pulsatility index, resistive index, sistolic/diastolic velocity ratio, intima-media thickness and elastic modulus values were decreased while cross-sectional compliance, cross-sectional distensibility and diastolic wall stress values were increased with treatment in carotid, femoral and brachial arteries. Carotid, femoral and brachial arteries have similar rates of change.
Conclusion
Cilostazol treatment reduced the progression of atherosclerosis without increasing the risk of bleeding in patients with peripheral arterial disease during a long-term follow-up.
Amaç: Noninvaziv
yöntemler kullanılarak, stabil IK/PAH hastalarında silostazolünün arteriyel
uyum, distensibilite, damar sertliğini ve diğer vasküler olaylara etkisini
tespit etmek.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Altı ay
boyunca günde iki kez 100 mg silostazol ile tedavi edilen yirmi dokuz hasta (22
erkek, 7 kadın) çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Karotid, femoral ve brakiyal arter
ultrason ölçümleri başlangıçta ve tedavi başladıktan sonra üçüncü ve altıncı ay
sonrasında yapıldı. Arteriyel sertlik ölçümlerinin değerlendirilmesi noninvaziv
yöntemlerle yapıldı. Arteriyel sertlik ölçümlerinin değerlendirilmesi önceden
tanımlanmış yöntemle gerçekleştirildi.
Bulgular: Olguların
yaş ortalaması 64 yıl idi. Karotid, femoral ve brakiyal arterde tedavi ile
kesitsel uyum, kesitsel esneklik ve diyastolik duvar gerilme değerlerinin
arttığı; pulsatilite indeksi, rezistif indeks, sistolik/diastolik hız oranı,
intima-media kalınlığı ve elastik modül değerlerinin azaldığı saptandı.
Karotis, femoral ve brakiyal arterlerdeki değişimin benzer oranları vardı.
Sonuç: Periferik
arter hastalığı olan hastalarda silostazol tedavisi uzun süreli izlemde kanama
riskini artırmadan aterosklerozun ilerlemesini azaltır.
Objective/Aim
To determine the effect of cilostazol on arterial compliance, distensibilty, vascular stiffness and other vascular events through non-invasive methods in patients with stable IC/PAD.
Method
Twenty-nine patients (22 male, 7 female) who had been treated with cilostazol 100 mg twice daily during six month were included in the study. Ultrasound measurements of carotid, femoral and brachial arteries were performed at baseline, at 3 and 6 months after starting of treatment and the evaluation of the arterial stiffness measurements were performed by the pre-defined method.
Results
The mean age of the participants was 64.64 years. Pulsatility index, resistive index, sistolic/diastolic velocity ratio, intima-media thickness and elastic modulus values were decreased while cross-sectional compliance, cross-sectional distensibility and diastolic wall stress values were increased with treatment in carotid, femoral and brachial arteries. Carotid, femoral and brachial arteries have similar rates of change.
Conclusion
Cilostazol treatment reduced the progression of atherosclerosis without increasing the risk of bleeding in patients with peripheral arterial disease during a long-term follow-up.