The ankle-brachial index for peripheral artery disease screening and cardiovascular disease prediction among asymptomatic adults: A systematic evidence review for the U.S. preventive services task force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 333-341

  Lin, Jennifer S ^a,b   Olson, Carin M ^a,b   Johnson, Eric S ^a,b   Whitlock, Evelyn P ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANEMIA; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ASPIRIN; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883338309     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-5-201309030-00007     Document Type: Review

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