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When to use the ankle-brachial index

Controversy persists over the ABI test and how to read its results. The author sorts through the evidence to arrive at some recommendations. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an important noninvasive ...
Nature

Relationship of ankle–brachial index with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality after a 3-year follow-up: the China ankle–brachial index cohort study

However, there were no data focused on Chinese PAD patients and on the associations of ABI with all-cause mortality and CV mortality in China. In 2004, The China ABI Cohort Study first began to ...
Medscape

Abnormal Postexercise Ankle-Brachial Index Associated With Increased Incidence of Revascularization

CLEVELAND, OH — Postexercise ankle-brachial index (ABI) may be a useful predictor of CV outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), including those with a normal resting ABI, suggests ...
Science Daily

Ankle-brachial index associated with mild cognitive impairment

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 ...