ABI and stroke: Action at a distance and a call to action

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-74

  McEvoy, John W ^d   Nasir, Khurram ^a,b,c,d  

^a Baptist Health South Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle Brachial Index; Atherosclerosis; Risk prediction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STROKE;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 84897936049     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.02.012     Document Type: Note

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