P2.20 PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE DETECTED BY ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IS ASSOCIATED TO CARDIAC AND CAROTID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES

P2.20 PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE DETECTED BY ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IS ASSOCIATED TO CARDIAC AND CAROTID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES

Few studies evaluated cardiac or carotid abnormalities in patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes according to the presence of peripheral artery disease detected by abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI). For this purpose, we studied 99 diabetic hypertensive patients with abnormal (n=50, ABI≤0...

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Main Authors: José Pompeu Filho, Ricardo Silva, Rachel Andrade, Leiria Andrade Neto, João Falcão, Sandra Falcão, Luiz Bortolotto*
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930590/view

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