Profound influence of different methods for determination of the ankle brachial index on the prevalence estimate of peripheral arterial disease
Open Access
- 6 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 147
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-147
Abstract
The ankle brachial index (ABI) is an efficient tool for objectively documenting the presence of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD). However, different methods exist for ABI calculation, which might result in varying PAD prevalence estimates. To address this question, we compared five different methods of ABI calculation using Doppler ultrasound in 6,880 consecutive, unselected primary care patients ≥65 years in the observational getABI study.Keywords
This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
- ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)Circulation, 2006
- The intra- and interobserver variability of ankle–arm blood pressure index according to its mode of calculationJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2003
- The Influence of Experience on the Reproducibility of the Ankle–brachial Systolic Pressure Ratio in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive DiseaseEuropean Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 1999
- Incidence, Natural History and Cardiovascular Events in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General PopulationInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 1996
- Variation in measurement of ankle-brachial pressure index in routine clinical practiceJournal of Vascular Surgery, 1996
- Edinburgh Artery Study: Prevalence of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General PopulationInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 1991
- Variability of ankle and brachial systolic pressures in the measurement of atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease.Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1988
- Noninvasively diagnosed peripheral arterial disease as a predictor of mortality: results from a prospective study.Circulation, 1985
- The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of traditional clinical evaluation of peripheral arterial disease: results from noninvasive testing in a defined population.Circulation, 1985
- Elevated Leg Systolic Pressures and Arterial Calcification in Diabetic Occlusive Vascular DiseaseDiabetes Care, 1981