Different Calculations of Ankle-Brachial Index and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Prediction | Zendy

Christine EspinolaKlein | Zendy; Hans J. Rupprecht | Zendy; Christoph Bickel | Zendy; Karl J. Lackner | Zendy; Savvas Savvidis | Zendy; ClaudiaMartina Messow | Zendy; Thomas Münzel | Zendy; Stefan Blankenberg | Zendy

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Different Calculations of Ankle-Brachial Index and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

Author(s) -

Christine EspinolaKlein,

Hans J. Rupprecht,

Christoph Bickel,

Karl J. Lackner,

Savvas Savvidis,

ClaudiaMartina Messow,

Thomas Münzel,

Stefan Blankenberg

Publication year - 2008

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.107.763227

Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , cardiology , myocardial infarction , blood pressure , peripheral , stroke (engine) , arterial disease , chest pain , surgery , vascular disease , mechanical engineering , engineering

An ankle-brachial index (ABI; ratio of ankle and brachial systolic blood pressure) <0.9 indicates peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events. The aim of the present study was to address the prognostic value of different methods of ABI calculation.

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