Additional prognostic value of toe-brachial index beyond ankle-brachial index in hemodialysis patients

Abstract Background Ankle-brachial index (ABI), the first-line diagnostic test for peripheral artery disease, can be falsely elevated when ankle arteries are incompressible, showing a J-shaped association with mortality. In this situation, toe-brachial index (TBI) is the recommended test. However, w...

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Principais autores:	Manabu Hishida, Takahiro Imaizumi, Steven Menez, Masaki Okazaki, Shin’ichi Akiyama, Hirotake Kasuga, Junichi Ishigami, Shoichi Maruyama, Kunihiro Matsushita
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2020-08-01
coleção:	BMC Nephrology
Assuntos:	Hemodialysis Peripheral artery disease Mortality Ankle brachial index Toe brachial index
Acesso em linha:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01991-7
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