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Ankle-Brachial Index Should Be Measured in Both the Posterior and the Anterior Tibial Arteries in Studies of Peripheral Arterial Disease
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Johansson, Karin (author)
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- Behre, Carl Johan, 1968 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Wallenberglaboratoriet,Wallenberg Laboratory
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- Bergström, Göran, 1964 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Wallenberglaboratoriet,Wallenberg Laboratory
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- Schmidt, Caroline, 1966 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Wallenberglaboratoriet,Wallenberg Laboratory
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- 2010-04-14
- 2010
- English.
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In: Angiology. - : SAGE Publications. - 0003-3197 .- 1940-1574. ; 61:8, s. 780-783
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- Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a powerful predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an objective and standard diagnostic method to diagnose PAD (an ABI ≤0.9 is considered pathological). The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recommend using both the posterior- and anterior tibial arteries when assessing ABI. We investigated if there was a difference in the diagnosis of PAD if the ABI was measured in the posterior- or the anterior tibial artery. The results showed that among subjects with ABI ≤0.9, between 30% and 40% would not get a PAD diagnosis if the ABI was measured in only 1 of the arteries. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the importance of measuring the ABI in both the posterior tibial and the anterior tibial arteries when diagnosing PAD.
Keyword
- Ankle-brachial index
- posterior tibial artery
- anterior tibial artery
- peripheral arterial disease
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