Rethinking the Morbidity of Peripheral Arterial Disease and the "Normal" Ankle-Brachial Index

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1063-1064

  Gornik, Heather L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle brachial index; peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; WALKING;

EID: 62349108041     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.019     Document Type: Editorial

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