Objective—The ankle–brachial index is the ratio of the ankle and the brachial systolic blood
pressure and is used to assess individuals with peripheral arterial disease. An ankle …

The atherothrombotic conditions, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and
peripheral arterial disease (PAD), together account for almost one-half of all deaths in …

Current guidelines recommend obtaining an ankle–brachial index (ABI) to screen for
peripheral artery disease (PAD) in subjects at risk. Previous work demonstrated that a …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence and clinical significance of elevated ankle-brachial
index (ABI) in patients referred to vascular consultation. DESIGN: Retrospective clinical …

Background The early diagnosis of atherosclerotic disease is essential for developing
preventive strategies in populations at high risk and acting when the disease is still …

Background In the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of
subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk. Method An abnormal …

We compared the associations of diabetes mellitus (DM) and other cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factors with decline in the ankle–brachial index (ABI) over 4 years in participants …

The ankle—brachial index (ABI) is a simple, inexpensive diagnostic test for peripheral artery
disease (PAD). However, it has shown variable accuracy for identification of significant …

We investigated the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Primary Care Health
Centers (n= 14) in Thessaly (central Greece) recruited 436 participants, mean age 71 (50 …

Background The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a well-established tool for screening and
diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In this study we assessed the validity of ABI …