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Ankle brachial pressure index (observable entity)

Known as: Indices, Ankle Brachial, Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index, Ankle-Brachial Index 
Comparison of the BLOOD PRESSURE between the BRACHIAL ARTERY and the POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. It is a predictor of PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2011
Review
2011
Secondary Prevention and Mortality in Peripheral Artery Disease: National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, 1999 to 2004
Background— Whether individuals with peripheral artery disease (PAD) identified by screening ankle-brachial index benefit from… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Atherosclerosis and risk for dementia
Atherosclerosis has been implicated in the development of dementia and its major subtypes, Alzheimer's disease and vascular… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Just Get Out the Door! Importance of Walking Outside the Home for Maintaining Mobility: Findings from the Women's Health and Aging Study
Objectives: To determine the association between volitional walking behavior and change in walking ability and lower extremity… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Lead, Cadmium, Smoking, and Increased Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Background— Lead and cadmium exposure may promote atherosclerosis, although the cardiovascular effects of chronic low-dose… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Quality of life 20 years after arthrodesis of the ankle. A study of adjacent joints.
biotalar fusion is considered to be the standard treatment for end-stage post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle. We report a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease (The Health, Aging and Body Composition [Health ABC] Study).
Review
2002
Review
2002
The Ankle Brachial Index Is Associated with Leg Function and Physical Activity: The Walking and Leg Circulation Study
Context The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a simple, noninvasive measure of peripheral arterial disease. The ABI is readily… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Increased vascularity detected by digital subtraction angiography after VEGF gene transfer to human lower limb artery: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded phase II study.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene therapy may be useful for the treatment of lower-limb ischemia. The objectives of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Impact of Infectious Burden on Extent and Long-Term Prognosis of Atherosclerosis
Background—Recent findings suggest a causative role of infections in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In hypothesizing an… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The Correlation between Symptoms and Non-Invasive Test Results in Patients Referred for Peripheral Arterial Disease Testing
The WHO/Rose questionnaire has served as the epidemiologic and clinical standard in the assessment of leg pain in patients with… 
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