1.0Cardiovascular Journal of Africahttps://cvja.co.za/journalThe relationship between symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease with carotid artery stenosis and ischemic stroke - Cardiovascular Journal of Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CcVls97uPr"><a href="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2026-001/">The relationship between symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease with carotid artery stenosis and ischemic stroke</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2026-001/embed/#?secret=CcVls97uPr" width="600" height="338" title="“The relationship between symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease with carotid artery stenosis and ischemic stroke” — Cardiovascular Journal of Africa" data-secret="CcVls97uPr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients requiring surgical or interventional procedures, to examine the clinical relationship between CAS and PAD, and to determine the characteristics of ischemic stroke developing within a one-year postoperative period.