Ankle brachial index as a predictor of generalized atherosclerosis.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-88342
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess ankle brachial index (ABI) as a screening method to target subclinical atherosclerosis in middle aged individuals. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Total 160 patients over the age of 40 years were included in the study for a period of 16 months. Their ABI was determined either by colour Doppler method (30 patients) and/or sphygmomanometry (all 160 patients). A value of < 0.9 was taken as cutoff point for significant stenosis.RESULTS:
Total 69 patients out of total of 160 had significantly low ABI value (43.12%) which shows that there is a very high incidence of low ABI in the community. Overall > 50% of the patients were largely asymptomatic and had presence of two or more risk factors. ABI < 0.9 was a good screening test to detect such individuals at an earlier stage (sub-clinical).CONCLUSION:
A significantly low (< 0.9) ABI value can detect subclinical atherosclerotic vascular involvement and predict future occurrence of preventable major vascular event.
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Assunto principal:
Arteriosclerose
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Determinação da Pressão Arterial
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Artéria Braquial
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Prevalência
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Probabilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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