The Association between the Level of Ankle-Brachial Index and the Risk of Poor Physical Function in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

CONCLUSIONS: ABI may be used to identify patients with poor physical function. ABI levels below 1.1 are potentially associated with poor physical function in patients with CVD.PMID:38044086 | DOI:10.5551/jat.64531

Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - December 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shota Uchida Kentaro Kamiya Nobuaki Hamazaki Kohei Nozaki Takafumi Ichikawa Masashi Yamashita Takumi Noda Kensuke Ueno Kazuki Hotta Emi Maekawa Minako Yamaoka-Tojo Atsuhiko Matsunaga Junya Ako Source Type: research