Different methods of calculating ankle-brachial index in mid-elderly men and women: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis related to health-adverse outcomes. ABI is inexpensive compared to other indexes, such as coronary calcium score and determination of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Our objective was to identify how the ABI can b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Miname, M., Bensenor, I.M., Lotufo, P.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016
Materias:
Clinical Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5188861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20165734

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5188861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20165734

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