"Ankle Brachial Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Comparison of the BLOOD PRESSURE between the BRACHIAL ARTERY and the POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. It is a predictor of PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D055109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.370.140.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Ankle Brachial Index- Ankle Brachial Index
- Ankle Brachial Indices
- Brachial Index, Ankle
- Brachial Indices, Ankle
- Index, Ankle Brachial
- Indices, Ankle Brachial
- Ankle-Brachial Index
- Ankle-Brachial Indices
- Index, Ankle-Brachial
- Indices, Ankle-Brachial
Toe Brachial Index- Toe Brachial Index
- Brachial Index, Toe
- Brachial Indices, Toe
- Index, Toe Brachial
- Indices, Toe Brachial
- Toe Brachial Indices
- Toe-Brachial Index
- Index, Toe-Brachial
- Indices, Toe-Brachial
- Toe-Brachial Indices
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ankle Brachial Index" by people in Profiles.
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Change in ankle-brachial index and mortality among individuals with chronic kidney disease: findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 12 02; 36(12):2224-2231.
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Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018 07 17; 320(3):281-297.
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Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease Using the Ankle-Brachial Index: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018 07 10; 320(2):184-196.
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The ankle-brachial index for peripheral artery disease screening and cardiovascular disease prediction among asymptomatic adults: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Sep 03; 159(5):333-41.
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Hemoglobin A1c and arterial and ventricular stiffness in older adults. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e47941.
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Ankle brachial index screening in asymptomatic older adults. Am Heart J. 2011 May; 161(5):979-85.
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The epidemiology of subclavian stenosis and its association with markers of subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jul; 211(1):266-70.
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The relevance of different methods of calculating the ankle-brachial index: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Feb 01; 171(3):368-76.