Screening of unrecognized peripheral arterial disease (PAD) using ankle-brachial index in high cardiovascular risk patients free from symptomatic PAD.

Mourad, Jean-Jacques

Screening of unrecognized peripheral arterial disease (PAD) using ankle-brachial index in high cardiovascular risk patients free from symptomatic PAD. [electronic resource] - Journal of vascular surgery Sep 2009 - 572-80 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1097-6809

10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.055 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle--blood supply
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Determination
Brachial Artery--physiopathology
Cardiovascular Diseases--epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
France--epidemiology
Humans
Inpatients
Logistic Models
Male
Mass Screening--methods
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Peripheral Vascular Diseases--complications
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors