Ankle brachial index screening in asymptomatic older adults

BACKGROUND: Screening for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by measuring ankle brachial index (ABI) in asymptomatic older adults is currently recommended to improve cardiovascular disease risk assessment and establish early treatment, but it is not clear if the strategy is useful in all populations....

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Publicado en:Am Heart J
Main Authors: Taylor-Piliae, Ruth E., Fair, Joan M., Varady, Ann N., Hlatky, Mark A., Norton, Linda C., Iribarren, Carlos, Go, Alan S., Fortmann, Stephen P.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696757/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21570532
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.02.003
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