Impressive predictive value of ankle-brachial index for very long-term outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: IMPACT-ABI study.

Impressive predictive value of ankle-brachial index for very long-term outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: IMPACT-ABI study.

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a marker of generalized atherosclerosis and is predictive of future cardiovascular events. However, few studies have assessed its relation to long-term future cardiovascular events, especially in patients with borderline ABI. We therefore evaluated the relationship...

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Main Authors: Takashi Miura, Masatoshi Minamisawa, Yasushi Ueki, Naoyuki Abe, Hitoshi Nishimura, Naoto Hashizume, Tomoaki Mochidome, Mikiko Harada, Yasutaka Oguchi, Koji Yoshie, Wataru Shoin, Tatsuya Saigusa, Soichiro Ebisawa, Hirohiko Motoki, Jun Koyama, Uichi Ikeda, Koichiro Kuwahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5472275?pdf=render

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