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Critical Review of the Ankle Brachial Index

Ankle brachial index (ABI) has been utilized in the management of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).ABI is a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis and recent studies indicate its utility as a predictor of future cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Even so, this critical test is underutiliz...

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Autores principales: Khan, Tahir H, Farooqui, Falahat A, Niazi, Khusrow
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19936284
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340308784245810