Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has given a class I indication for the use of ankle-brachial index to ...

"[According to a new data analysis,] it is now time to evaluate the potential of incorporating the ABI into population-based cardiovascular prevention programs." Although not routinely assessed in ...

Assessing CVD risk with ankle-brachial index The American Heart Association issues guidance for assessing CVD risk using ABI. As one of the least expensive and most available markers of ...

Edinburgh, Scotland - Measurement of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) may improve the accuracy of cardiovascular risk prediction beyond the Framingham risk score, a new meta-analysis suggests [1]. The ...

TAMPA, Fla. (March 15, 2010)—The prevalence of abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) test results among individuals tested for peripheral arterial disease (PAD)—and who are not considered at high risk ...

Atherothrombosis causes major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity, but early identification of individuals at risk is problematic. Ankle–brachial index (ABI) has been proposed ...

Dear Doctors: I get a cramp in my left calf when I run for more than 20 minutes. When I slow down, it goes away. I told my doctor about it, and she wants to do something called an ankle brachial index ...

Doobay AV and Anand SS (2005) Sensitivity and specificity of the ankle–brachial index to predict future cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25: 1463–1469 The ...

Q I get a cramp in my left calf when I run for more than 20 minutes. When I slow down, it goes away. I told my doctor about it, and she wants to do something called an ankle brachial index. What will ...

Q I get a cramp in my left calf when I run for more than 20 minutes. When I slow down, it goes away. I told my doctor about it, and she wants to do something called an ankle brachial index. What will ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD), sometimes also called peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a circulation disorder that slowly gets worse over time. Calcium and fat materials build up inside the ...

I had an interesting conversation recently regarding leg pain. A friend confided that her husband has been complaining about leg pain in his calf muscles when he has to walk any distance. At first, ...