Utility of toe-brachial index for diagnosis of peripheral artery disease

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-231

  Park, Seong Chul ^a   Choi, Chang Yong ^a   Ha, Young In ^a   Yang, Hyung Eun ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Peripheral arterial disease; Toe brachial index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; STENOSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOE BRACHIAL INDEX;

EID: 84873449810     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2012.39.3.227     Document Type: Article

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