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Toe pressure and toe brachial index are predictive of cardiovascular mortality regardless of the most diseased arterial segment in symptomatic lower-extremity artery disease—A retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: Although lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is most often multisegmental, the predominant disease location and risk factors differ between patients. Ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index (TBI), and toe pressure (TP) are predictive of outcome in LEAD patients. Previously, we...

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Autores principales: Koivunen, V., Juonala, M., Venermo, M., Laivuori, M., Jalkanen, J. M., Hakovirta, H. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34780498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259122