Ankle/brachial index to everyone

作者：Giugliano Giuseppe; Sannino Anna; Brevetti Linda; Perrino Cinzia; Schiattarella Gabriele Giacomo; Franzone Anna; Serino Federica; Ferrone Marco; Scudiero Fernando; Carbone Andreina; De Paulis Michele; Izzo Raffaele; Amato Bruno; Trimarco Bruno; Esposito Giovanni^*

来源：BMC Surgery, 2012, 12(S1): S18.

DOI：10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S18

Background: In the last years significant attention has been paid in identifying markers of subclinical atherosclerosis or of increased cardiovascular risk. %26lt;br%26gt;Method: An 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. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: In our opinion, ABI is a cardiovascular risk prediction tool with very desirable properties that might become a routine measurement in clinical practice.

• 出版日期2012-11-15