SOUZA, D. A. A.; ROMANO, G. L.; SANTOS, K. R.; JÁCOME, T. N.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8500118576885868; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1826101351780041; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3317985201035779; SOUZA, Diego Alex de Araújo.; ROMANO, Gabriel Leiros.; SANTOS, Karoline Rayana dos.; JÁCOME, Tácito do Nascimento.
Resumo:
Objectives: Evaluate whether patients affected by stroke and peripheral arterial
disease present difference between the systolic blood pressure greater than or equal
to 10 mmHg upper limbs; and comparing the differences in systolic and diastolic
blood pressure in those patients. Methods: The study is characterized as a case
control study in which three groups of patients will be studied: patients without
diseases (control), with cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and patients with Peripheral
Arterial Disease (PAD), all treated at the Hospital Trauma Campina Grande, which
had the pressure measured by two raters on the two upper members twice each
researcher, respecting eligibility and exclusion. The end result will be calculated as
the arithmetic average of the systolic and diastolic pressures. Results: The data
were subjected to chi-square test. For systolic blood pressure, no statistically
significant associations between belonging to a particular group and smaller or larger
differences have been found between 10 mmHg members (χ2=4,41; p=0,11) were
observed. But for diastolic blood pressure, significant associations were observed
between belonging to the control group and have shown differences less than or
equal to 10 mmHg (X2=8,50 ; p=0,01). Conclusion: No statistical significance was
found in the correlation between pressure difference in the upper and stroke and
PAD members, contrary to the literature that recommends considering this pressure
difference greater than 10 mmHg as a possible independent risk factor.