Cardiologia

Ankle-Brachial Index

A peripheral arterial disease can be hypothesized when the ankle-brachial index (ABI) is lower than 0.70. Some researchers in California have measured ABI and recorded cardiovascular risk factors in 508 subjects, followed for 6 years. Through analyses adjusted for the various cardiovascular risk factors, it was seen that the lowest ABI indexes were significantly associated with an increased overall mortality, cardiovascular mortality and mortality associated with cardiovascular morbidity.
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