Comparison of ankle-brachial index in patients with and without atrial Fibrillation

Medicina

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 641-645

  Mašanauskiene, Edita ^a   Naudžiunas, Albinas ^a  

^a LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular disease; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859040554     PISSN: 1010660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/medicina47120093     Document Type: Article

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