In the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk. Method An abnormal ankle/brachial index (ABI) identifies patients affected by lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, and even more important, represents a powerful predictor of the development of future ischemic cardiovascular events. Conclusions In our opinion, ABI is a cardiovascular risk prediction tool with very desirable properties that might become a routine measurement in clinical practice.

Ankle/brachial index to everyone / Giugliano, Giuseppe; Anna, Sannino; Linda, Brevetti; Perrino, Cinzia; Schiattarella, Gabriele G.; Franzone, Anna; Federica, Serino; Marco, Ferrone; Fernando, Scudiero; Andreina, Carbone; Michele De Paulis, ; Raffaele, Izzo; Bruno, Amato; Trimarco, Bruno; Esposito, Giovanni. - In: BMC SURGERY. - ISSN 1471-2482. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:suppl 1(2012), pp. s18-s18. [10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S18]

Ankle/brachial index to everyone.

GIUGLIANO, GIUSEPPE;PERRINO, CINZIA;Anna Franzone;TRIMARCO, BRUNO;ESPOSITO, GIOVANNI
2012

Abstract

In the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk. Method An abnormal ankle/brachial index (ABI) identifies patients affected by lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, and even more important, represents a powerful predictor of the development of future ischemic cardiovascular events. Conclusions In our opinion, ABI is a cardiovascular risk prediction tool with very desirable properties that might become a routine measurement in clinical practice.
2012
Ankle/brachial index to everyone / Giugliano, Giuseppe; Anna, Sannino; Linda, Brevetti; Perrino, Cinzia; Schiattarella, Gabriele G.; Franzone, Anna; Federica, Serino; Marco, Ferrone; Fernando, Scudiero; Andreina, Carbone; Michele De Paulis, ; Raffaele, Izzo; Bruno, Amato; Trimarco, Bruno; Esposito, Giovanni. - In: BMC SURGERY. - ISSN 1471-2482. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:suppl 1(2012), pp. s18-s18. [10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S18]
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