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Additional prognostic value of toe-brachial index beyond ankle-brachial index in hemodialysis patients
BACKGROUND: Ankle-brachial index (ABI), the first-line diagnostic test for peripheral artery disease, can be falsely elevated when ankle arteries are incompressible, showing a J-shaped association with mortality. In this situation, toe-brachial index (TBI) is the recommended test. However, whether T...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7439547/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32819299 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01991-7 |