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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |