Prognostic value of a low post-exercise ankle brachial index as assessed by primary care physicians

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 364-372

  Diehm, Curt ^a   Darius, Harald ^c   Pittrow, David ^d   Schwertfeger, Markus ^e   Tepohl, Gerhart ^f   Haberl, Roman L ^g   Allenberg, Jens Rainer ^a   Burghaus, Ina ^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

Atherosclerosis; Elderly; Exercise; Peripheral arterial disease; Prognosis; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AMPUTATION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79151469391     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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