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Superficial Femoral Artery Plaque, the Ankle-Brachial Index, and Leg Symptoms in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author(s) -
Mary Mcdermott,
Kiang Liu,
James Carr,
Michael H. Criqui,
Lü Tian,
Debiao Li,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Christopher M. Kramer,
Chun Yuan,
Melina R. Kibbe,
William H. Pearce,
Jarett D. Berry,
Walter J. McCarthy,
Yihua Liao,
Dongxiang Xu,
Jennifer M. Orozco,
Timothy Carroll
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.110.962183
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , lumen (anatomy) , intermittent claudication , claudication , peripheral , ankle , cardiology , femoral artery , brachial artery , superficial femoral artery , vascular disease , arterial disease , surgery , blood pressure
The clinical significance of magnetic resonance-imaged plaque characteristics in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) is not well established. We studied associations of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) and leg symptoms with MRI-measured plaque area and percent lumen area in the SFA in participants with and without lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

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