Can functional performance be used as a simple prognostic indicator in peripheral arterial disease?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 686-687

  Olin, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEG; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 55149099831     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1341     Document Type: Note

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