Relationship of a Low Ankle-brachial Index with All-cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Chinese Patients with Metabolic Syndrome after a 6-Year Follow-up: A Chinese Prospective Cohort Study

卷:51

Cang, Yan ; Li, Jue ; Li, Yuan-min ; Zhou, Yun ; Wu, Yue-zhou ; Li, Xian-kai ; Wang, Chao-fan ; Yang, Hai-yan ; Xu, Ya-wei

关键词: ankle-brachial index;    metabolic syndrome;    coronary heart disease;    peripheral arterial disease;    prospective cohort study;    risk factors;    atherosclerosis;   

DOI  :  10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7718

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

【 摘 要 】

Objective Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common clinical manifestation of the systemic atherosclerotic process, and the ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an ideal tool to diagnose PAD. Currently, there have been few long-term follow-up studies focused