Ankle-to-Brachial Index and Dementia | Zendy

Danielle Laurin | Zendy; Kamal Masaki | Zendy; Lon R. White | Zendy; Lenore J. Launer | Zendy

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Ankle-to-Brachial Index and Dementia

Author(s) -

Danielle Laurin,

Kamal Masaki,

Lon R. White,

Lenore J. Launer

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.686477

Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , hazard ratio , vascular dementia , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , proportional hazards model , prospective cohort study , alzheimer's disease , vascular disease , blood pressure , cardiology , confidence interval , disease , endocrinology

Measurement of the ankle-to-brachial index (ABI) is a noninvasive test to assess peripheral arterial disease. A low ABI is a strong correlate of cardiovascular disease and subsequent mortality. Evidence indicates the existence of vascular components in the pathogenesis of dementia. Here, we examine the association of ABI with dementia and subtypes.

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