The association of the ankle-brachial index with incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study, 1987–2001

BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), defined by a low ankle-brachial index (ABI), is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, but the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) over the range of the ABI is not well characterized, nor described for African Americans. METHODS: T...

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Autores principales: Weatherley, Beth D, Nelson, Jeanenne J, Heiss, Gerardo, Chambless, Lloyd E, Sharrett, A Richey, Nieto, F Javier, Folsom, Aaron R, Rosamond, Wayne D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17227586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-7-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17227586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-7-3

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