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Relationship between percentage of mean arterial pressure at the ankle and mortality in participants with normal ankle-brachial index: an observational study

OBJECTIVES: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with all-cause mortality. Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the most widely used tool for detecting PAD, but can yield false-negative results in patients with non-compressible vessels. Pulse volume recording may be an alternative tool for asses...

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Autores principales: Li, Yu-Hsuan, Lin, Shih-Yi, Sheu, Wayne Huey-Herng, Lee, I-Te
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010540