Ankle-brachial index in coronary artery disease
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Ankle-brachial index in coronary artery disease
Dear Editor, We have read the article ‘‘Ankle-brachial index as a predictor of coronary disease events in elderly patients submitted to coronary angiography’’ by Eduardo D. E. Papa et al. (1). These authors aimed to evaluate the value of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) as a marker of cardiovascular events in elderly patients and to evaluate the relationship between the ABI and the extent of coro...
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We would like to thank Balta and colleagues for their consideration of our article and the editorial board for providing an opportunity to clarify some issues. Ankle–brachial index (ABI) measurement may be influenced by age, body weight, race and anatomic variations of the lower limb arteries (1). After the measurement has been completed, the pulse locations of the lower limbs are found by palp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2014(09)13