objective: peripheral arterial disease (pad) is a state characterized by atherosclerotic occlusive disease of lower extremities. diabetes is the main risk factor for pad. material and methods: to assess the prevalence of pad, a cross sectional study was performed on 352 diabetic patients who referred to yazd diabetes research center from 2007 to 2010. vascular assessment was done by measuring t...

background: given the lack of consistency in the literature regarding the reliability of the ankle-brachial index (abi) as a valid screening tool and an independent risk indicator of cardiovascular events and mortality, we compared it with angiography as a reference standard test. methods: this case-control study, conducted between 2010 and 2011 in tehran heart center, recruited 362 angiographi...

AIM Screening for peripheral arterial disease, a complication among patients with diabetes, is performed by periodic assessment of ankle-brachial index. We aimed to study the degree of ankle-brachial index change over time and factors associated with significant change. METHOD We assessed difference between two ankle-brachial index measurements over time in a consecutive series of 82 patients...

We investigated the cross-sectional relationship between ankle brachial index and cardiovascular disease risk factors, including C-reactive protein (CRP), among Japanese elderly, a topic which has had little prior epidemiologic study. Our study population comprised 946 subjects aged at least 70 years in whom both CRP and ankle brachial index were measured. The participants were classified into ...

Therapy Self Intuitive Dan Activity Psikomotor Dengan Angel Brachial Index (Abi) and Psychomotor with To Prevent the Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications at Mokoau Health Center Blood flow disorders in legs can be detected by measuring ankle brachial index (ABI). This..

Le Médecin de famille canadien | Vol 59: march • mars 2013 The physical examination is facing extinction in modern medicine. The Top Ten Forgotten Diagnostic Procedures series was developed as a teaching tool for residents in family medicine to reaffirm the most important examinationbased diagnostic procedures, once commonly used in everyday practice. For a complete pdF of the Top Ten Forgotten...

OBJECTIVES Peripheral arterial diseases associated with an increased risk of death in kidney transplant patients. Natriuretic peptide has anti-atherosclerotic effects. We sought to evaluate the relation between ankle-brachial index and fasting serum long-acting natriuretic peptide concentrations in kidney transplant patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fasting blood samples were obtained from 69 k...

background: the prevalence of prediabetes in the world continues to increase. these patients have elevated the risk of atherosclerosis. the current study was designed to assess the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (pad) and its related risk factors in prediabetes patients. methods: this was the case-control study in which 135 adults in three groups: diabetes, prediabetes, and normal we...