Individuals with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), characterized by atherosclerosis of peripheral arteries, particularly those involving the lower extremities are at an increased risk of adverse ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes in ankle-brachial index and toe-brachial index were significant predictors of clinical outcomes in ...

March 16, 2010 (Tampa, Florida) — An abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) can predict an increased risk for future cardiovascular events in elderly people with low to intermediate Framingham Risk ...

The ankle brachial index, a ratio of blood pressure measurements used to indicate the risk of peripheral artery disease and atherosclerosis, may be useful to improve the accuracy of cardiovascular ...

Assessing CVD risk with ankle-brachial index The American Heart Association issues guidance for assessing CVD risk using ABI. As one of the least expensive and most available markers of ...

Controversy persists over the ABI test and how to read its results. The author sorts through the evidence to arrive at some recommendations. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an important noninvasive ...

SAN DIEGO—Ankle-brachial index (ABI) may provide a simple and practice way to diagnose vascular calcification in patients on hemodialysis (HD) who have severe hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has given a class I indication for the use of ankle-brachial index to screen patients who are asymptomatic for peripheral artery disease and CVD risk due to ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) occurred significantly more often, in a recent study, in individuals diagnosed with a lower ankle brachial index (ABI), which is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis ...

ArjoHuntleigh has released the Dopplex ® Ability, an Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) screening device that reduces the time it takes to perform ABI measurements. The company said it reduces ABI measurement ...

Low ankle-brachial index (ABI), even when too borderline to be considered peripheral artery disease, is associated with diminished quality of life (QoL) in terms of physical functioning, impaired ...