Study of relationship between femoral artery Intima-media thickness and atherosclerosis in Patients with chronic kidney disease- a one year Hospital-based cross-sectional study

Abstract

BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis is a gradually progressing disease over several decades before signs and symptoms. It would be too late by the time complications arise as it's a silent disease and would have already caused irreversible histological alterations.Chronic kidney disease is one of the major risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases. There is limited data about the co-relation between USG measures of the femoral artery of peripheral vascular disease & renal functional status. This research hence will help us in the establishment of a relationship between femoral IMT with CKD. Also, IMT assessment might help in earlier detection of atherosclerotic plaques & hence PVD.Cost-effectiveness, patient ease, reduced radiation risk has made femoral Doppler ultrasonography a preliminary investigation in assessing peripheral vessels.This study was done to study the relationship between femoral artery intima-media thickness and atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease using femoral Doppler ultrasonography with an aim to identify the pathology early, which will reduce the morbidity and mortality in the patients.