Association of incident cardiovascular events with unilateral low ankle-brachial index and bilateral low ankle-brachial index

Eur J Intern Med. 2024 Feb:120:142-144. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.11.016. Epub 2023 Nov 21.

Authors

Song Zhao¹, Chong Xu¹, Jing Xiong¹, Yawei Xu¹, Yi Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 20072, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 20072, China. Electronic address: yizshcn@gmail.com.

PMID: 37989690
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.11.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Ankle-brachial index; Cardiovascular disease; Mortality; Organ damage; Risk factor.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ankle Brachial Index
Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
Humans
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / diagnosis
Risk Factors