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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Ankle/brachial index to everyone |
| Creators Name: | Giugliano, G., Sannino, A., Brevetti, L., Perrino, C., Schiattarella, G.G., Franzone, A., Serino, F., Ferrone, M., Scudiero, F., Carbone, A., De Paulis, M., Izzo, R., Amato, B., Trimarco, B. and Esposito, G. |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: In the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk. METHOD: An abnormal ankle/brachial index (ABI) identifies patients affected by lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, and even more important, represents a powerful predictor of the development of future ischemic cardiovascular events. CONCLUSIONS: In our opinion, ABI is a cardiovascular risk prediction tool with very desirable properties that might become a routine measurement in clinical practice. |
| Keywords: | Cardiovascular Risk, Limb Ischemia, Critical Limb Ischemia, Intermittent Claudication, Subclinical Atherosclerosis |
| Source: | BMC Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1471-2482 |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Number: | Suppl 1 |
| Page Range: | S18 |
| Date: | 15 November 2012 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S18 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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