Importance of Ankle/Brachial Pressure Index in Saudi Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

• 作 者: Abdullah M. Alshehri Mohamed E
• 机 构: DepartmentsofInternalMedicine（CardiologyDivision）,GeneralSurgery（VascularDivision）
• 出 处: 心血管外科国际期刊(英文)
• 发表日期: 2013年6期
• 关键词: Coronary Artery Disease ANKLE BRACHIAL PRESSURE INDEX Atherosclerosis Coronary A

Background: The ankle/brachial pressure index (ABPI) has been shown to be a good marker of systemic atherosclerosis and a powerful predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the importance of measurin