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Femoral Artery Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Physical Function Across the Spectrum of the Ankle‐Brachial Index: The San Diego Population Study

BACKGROUND: The ankle‐brachial index (ABI) is inadequate to detect early‐stage atherosclerotic disease, when interventions to prevent functional decline may be the most effective. We determined associations of femoral artery atherosclerosis with physical functioning, across the spectrum of the ABI,...

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Autores principales: Wassel, Christina L., Ellis, Alicia M., Suder, Natalie C., Barinas‐Mitchell, Emma, Rifkin, Dena E., Forbang, Nketi I., Denenberg, Julie O., Marasco, Antoinette M., McQuaide, Belinda J., Jenny, Nancy S., Allison, Matthew A., Ix, Joachim H., Criqui, Michael H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.005777