Applicability of the ankle-brachial-index measurement as screening device for high cardiovascular risk: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Screening with ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurement could be clinically relevant to avoid cardiovascular events in subjects with asymptomatic atherosclerosis. To assess the practical impact of guidelines regarding the use of ABI as a screening tool in general practice, the correspondin...

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Main Authors: Bendermacher, Bianca LW, Teijink, Joep AW, Willigendael, Edith M, Bartelink, Marie-Louise, Peters, Ron JG, Langenberg, Machteld, Büller, Harry R, Prins, Martin H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444328/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846150
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-59
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