Prognostic value of low and high ankle-brachial index in hospitalized medical patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 240-244

  Pasqualini, Leonella ^a   Schillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Pirro, Matteo ^a   Vaudo, Gaetano ^a   Leli, Christian ^a   Colella, Renato ^a   Innocente, Salvatore ^a   Ciuffetti, Giovanni ^a   Mannarino, Elmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABI; Asymptomatic PAD; Hospitalized medical patients; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84858753783     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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