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...

OBJECTIVES To correlate the importance of the ankle-brachial index in terms of cardiovascular morbimortality and the extent of coronary arterial disease amongst elderly patients without clinical manifestations of lower limb peripheral arterial disease. METHODS We analyzed prospective data from 100 patients over 65 years of age with coronary arterial disease, as confirmed by coronary angiograp...

Objective—The ankle–brachial index is the ratio of the ankle and the brachial systolic blood pressure and is used to assess individuals with peripheral arterial disease. An ankle–brachial index 0.90 suggests the presence of peripheral arterial disease and is a marker of cardiovascular risk. The objective of this review is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of an ankle–brachial index 0...

OBJECTIVE The ankle-brachial index is the ratio of the ankle and the brachial systolic blood pressure and is used to assess individuals with peripheral arterial disease. An ankle-brachial index <0.90 suggests the presence of peripheral arterial disease and is a marker of cardiovascular risk. The objective of this review is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of an ankle-brachial index ...

Non Invasive assessment techniques of atherosclerosis include Pulse-wave velocity at the brachial artery, Intima media thickness (IMT) in the carotid artery, Multi (64)-slice computed tomography (MSCT) for imaging of coronary lesions, Arterial pulse wave form analysis, Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) and Computed Tomography for coronary calcium. The potentially applicable screening tools have to be ...

Background: In recent years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of increased cardiovascular risk, in particular the coronary artery disease. The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI),an easily accessible, inexpensive bedside test can be a significant tool to assess the vascular risk in symptomatic and asymptomatic cardiovascular patients Objective: To determine the associat...

The age of initiation and the rate of progression of atherosclerosis vary markedly among individuals and have been difficult to predict with traditional cardiovascular risk assessment models. Although these risk models provide good discrimination and calibration in certain populations, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk may not be accurately estimated in low- and intermediate risk individuals. T...

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...

OBJECTIVE To clarify whether stiffness and impaired blood flow in lower-leg arteries are associated with severity of coronary artery calcification among asymptomatic diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We enrolled 102 asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients with no history of cardiovascular complications consecutively admitted to our hospital. Agatston coronary artery calcium (CAC) s...