Association of Asymptomatic Low Ankle-Brachial Index with Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients after Acute Myocardial Infarction

CONCLUSIONS: Reduced ABI was significantly associated with long-term adverse events in AMI patients without a history of PAD. Our results suggest the usefulness of ABI as a prognostic marker in AMI patients irrespective of symptomatic PAD.PMID:34305084 | DOI:10.5551/jat.62998

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Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - July 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Soichiro Ban Kenichi Sakakura Hiroyuki Jinnouchi Yousuke Taniguchi Takunori Tsukui Yusuke Watanabe Kei Yamamoto Masaru Seguchi Hiroshi Wada Hideo Fujita Source Type: research