Associations of Borderline and Low Normal Ankle-Brachial Index Values With Functional Decline at 5-Year Follow-Up. The WALCS (Walking and Leg Circulation Study)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1056-1062

  McDermott, Mary M ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Tian, Lu ^a   Liu, Kiang ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Liao, Yihua ^a   Sharma, Leena ^a   Criqui, Michael H ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle brachial index; intermittent claudication; peripheral arterial disease; physical functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; WALKING;

EID: 62349093594     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.063     Document Type: Article

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