If you’re a healthy person without any circulatory issues, blood flows to and from your extremities, like your legs and feet, without any problems. But in some people, the arteries begin to narrow, ...

ArjoHuntleigh has released the Dopplex ® Ability, an Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) screening device that reduces the time it takes to perform ABI measurements. The company said it reduces ABI measurement ...

Assessing CVD risk with ankle-brachial index The American Heart Association issues guidance for assessing CVD risk using ABI. As one of the least expensive and most available markers of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has given a class I indication for the use of ankle-brachial index to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes in ankle-brachial index and toe-brachial index were significant predictors of clinical outcomes in ...

SAN DIEGO—Ankle-brachial index (ABI) may provide a simple and practice way to diagnose vascular calcification in patients on hemodialysis (HD) who have severe hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and ...

DALLAS, Texas — A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association is intended to standardize the measurement and interpretation of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) [1]. The statement is ...

Low ankle-brachial index (ABI), even when too borderline to be considered peripheral artery disease, is associated with diminished quality of life (QoL) in terms of physical functioning, impaired ...

Deborah Ruffá BSc RGNvascular nurse specialist, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS TrustUse of the ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) is a simple, non-invasive method of identifying arterial insufficiency ...

In a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) occurred significantly more often in individuals diagnosed with a ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) occurred significantly more often, in a recent study, in individuals diagnosed with a lower ankle brachial index (ABI), which is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis ...