Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017 Background: Peripheral arterial disease is an atherosclerotic disease characterized by an increase in morbidity and mortality. For these reasons early diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease is important.
Ayşe Keven, Mehmet Sedat Durmaz
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Non-invasive assessment of peripheral arterial disease: Automated ankle brachial index measurement and pulse volume analysis compared to duplex scan [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2016 Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to individually and cumulatively compare sensitivity and specificity of the (1) ankle brachial index and (2) pulse volume waveform analysis recorded by the same automated device, with the presence or absence ...
Jane EA Lewis +2 more
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Association of hemoglobin with ankle-brachial index in general population
Clinics, 2016 OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have demonstrated that both low and high hemoglobin concentrations are predictive of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in various populations. However, an association of hemoglobin with the ankle-brachial index, which is widely
Zhang Chenglong +3 more
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Pitfalls in the ankle-brachial index and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity
Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2018 Dai Ato Gakujutsu Shien Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Background: The ankle-brachial index (ABI) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are indices of atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness.
Ato D
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Ankle-brachial index as a predictor of coronary disease events in elderly patients submitted to coronary angiography [PDF]
Clinics, 2013 OBJECTIVES: To correlate the importance of the ankle-brachial index in terms of cardiovascular morbimortality and the extent of coronary arterial disease amongst elderly patients without clinical manifestations of lower limb peripheral arterial disease.
Eduardo D. E. Papa +9 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2019 Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease affecting microvascular and macrovascular systems and is considered as the strongest risk factor for peripheral arterial disease.
Ayman Abouhamda +2 more
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Clinical Effect Analysis of Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulator Implantation for Diabetic Foot
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Objective To investigate the clinical effect of spinal cord electrical stimulator implantation in the treatment of diabetic foot (DF). Materials and Methods We recruited 19 patients with DF who were admitted to Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University between January 2018 and May 2020.
Peng‐Bo Zhou, Min Bao
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Common carotid intima media thickness and ankle-brachial pressure index correlate with local but not global atheroma burden:a cross sectional study using whole body magnetic resonance angiography [PDF]
, 2014 Common carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) are used as surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, and have been shown to correlate with arterial stiffness, however their correlation with global atherosclerotic burden ...
Belch, Jill J. F.; id_orcid +37 more
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Lower Ankle-Brachial Index Is Related to Worse Cognitive Performance in Old Age [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: We aimed to study the associations between peripheral artery disease (PAD) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) and performance in a range of cognitive domains in nondemented elderly persons.
Deary, Ian J +8 more
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The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic subjects in south-west Nigeria
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2012 Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is rarely sought for and generally underdiagnosed even in diabetics in developing countries like Nigeria.
Bolaji O. Oyelade +4 more
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