Ankle brachial index (ABI) is a simple method to screen peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and
to evaluate cardiovascular (CV) prognosis in the general population. Measuring it requires …

… Abstract: Ankle brachial index (ABI) has been utilized in the management of peripheral …
lowing words: ankle brachial index, ABI sensitivity and specificity, and peripheral arterial disease. …

… ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at the
ankle to that measured at the brachial … Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the strength and consistency with which a low ankle brachial
pressure index (ABI), measured in the general population, is associated with an increased risk …

Background The ankle brachial index (ABI) is widely used in clinical practice as a non-invasive
method to detect the presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Current …

Background— An ankle-brachial index (ABI; ratio of ankle and brachial systolic blood
pressure) <0.9 indicates peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and is a strong predictor of …

… This review found little evidence on the value of the ankle brachial index (ABI) for detection
of lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with exertional leg pain. The …

… The present study is the first to evaluate changes in the ankle brachial index at three time
points, in both claudicants and nonclaudicants over 12 years of follow-up in a population-…

… An ankle–brachial index <0.90 suggests the presence of … and specificity of an ankle–brachial
index <0.90 to predict … studies that used an ankle–brachial index cutoff between 0.80 and …

Background The ankle brachial index (ABI) is related to risk of cardiovascular events
independent of the Framingham risk score (FRS). The aim of this study was to develop and …