Patients with chronic gastrointestinal ischemia have a higher cardiovascular disease risk and mortality Aria Sana, Désirée van Noord, Peter B.F. Mensink, Stephanie Kooij, Kim van Dijk, Bert Bravenboer, Aloysius G. Lieverse, Eric J.G. Sijbrands, Janneke G. Langendonk, Ernst J. Kuipers Atherosclerosis Volume 224, Issue 1, Pages 235-241 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.007 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flow chart of the study CGI = chronic gastrointestinal ischemia; NOMI = non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia; CACS = celiac artery compression syndrome; CAC = celiac artery compression without ischemia. astenotic CGI = CGI in presence of intravascular atherosclerotic stenosis; treated with endovascular stent placement or surgery. bsymptoms improvement. cA definite diagnosis of CGI was made if a patient was free of symptoms after adequate therapy for at least 12 months of follow-up; dsymptoms unchanged despite adequate treatment, n = 9. eA definite diagnosis of non-CGI was made if a patient was not diagnosed or hospitalized with ischemia related morbidity or mortality after follow-up and if symptoms did not improve despite adequate treatment. *CAC, n = 7. Atherosclerosis 2012 224, 235-241DOI: (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.007) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions