Association of low ankle brachial index with high mortality in primary care

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1743-1749

  Diehm, Curt ^a   Lange, Stefan ^b   Darius, Harald ^c   Pittrow, David ^d   Von Stritzky, Berndt ^e   Tepohl, Gerhart ^f   Haberl, Roman L ^g   Allenberg, Jens Rainer ^a   Dasch, Burkhard ^b   Trampisch, Hans Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Vivantes Neukolln Medical Center   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Sanofi   (Germany)

^f Internist/Vascular Medicine   (Germany)

^g Harlaching Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular death; Peripheral arterial disease; Primary care; Prognosis; Risk stratification; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745773680     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl092     Document Type: Article

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