Ankle-brachial index and extent of atherothrombosis in 8891 patients with or at risk of vascular disease: Results of the international AGATHA study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1861-1867

  Fowkes, F Gerald R ^a   Low, Lip Ping ^b   Tuta, Sorin ^c   Kozak, Joseph ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Low Cardiology Clinic   (Singapore)

^c Vlad Voiculescu Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Atherothrombosis; Myocardial infarction; Patients at risk; Peripheral arterial disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGED; ANKLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748079440     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl114     Document Type: Article

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