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Cardiology

the ratio of ankle to arm systolic blood pressure, used as a measured index of peripheral artery disease and of overall cardiovascular risk.

In cardiology, ankle-brachial index refers to the ratio of ankle to arm systolic blood pressure, used as a measured index of peripheral artery disease and of overall cardiovascular risk. This meaning comes from Aboyans (2012) in Circulation.[1]

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circulation4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs index5 fields · 11 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs pressure6 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Aboyans, V., Criqui, M. H., Abraham, P., Allison, M. A., Creager, M. A., Diehm, C., Fowkes, F. G. R., Hiatt, W. R., Jönsson, B., Lacroix, P., Marin, B., McDermott, M. M., Norgren, L., Pande, R. L., Preux, P., Stoffers, H. E. (., & Treat-Jacobson, D. (2012). Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation, 126(24), 2890-2909. https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0b013e318276fbcb

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