Ankle/brachial index to everyone

BMC Surgery

Research Article

Anna Franzone¹  Cinzia Perrino¹  Marco Ferrone¹  Michele De Paulis¹  Bruno Trimarco¹  Anna Sannino¹  Giuseppe Giugliano¹  Andreina Carbone¹  Fernando Scudiero¹  Raffaele Izzo¹  Linda Brevetti¹  Giovanni Esposito¹  Federica Serino¹  Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella¹  Bruno Amato² 

[1] Department of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, “Federico II” University”, via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy;Department of General, Geriatric, Oncologic Surgery and Advanced Technologies, “Federico II” University”, via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy;

关键词: Cardiovascular Risk;    Limb Ischemia;    Critical Limb Ischemia;    Intermittent Claudication;    Subclinical Atherosclerosis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S18

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk.MethodAn 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.ConclusionsIn our opinion, ABI is a cardiovascular risk prediction tool with very desirable properties that might become a routine measurement in clinical practice.

【 授权许可】

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