Cardiology in review
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ankle-Brachial Index in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Meta-analysis.
Yug Patel, Aalesh Shah, Prachi Patel, Vatsal Patel, Neel Bhut, Dev Desai, Darshil Kumar Maheta, Dhruvi Kalpesh Joshi, Siddharth Pravin Agrawal
Published: 202510.1097/CRD.0000000000001085
Abstract
Peripheral artery disease (PAD), characterized by the narrowing of peripheral arteries, often manifests as exertional leg pain. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a noninvasive, first-line diagnostic tool for PAD, but its reported diagnostic accuracy…
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