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Indian Heart J ; 70(2): 323-325, 2018.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29716715

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BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an underdiagnosed illness often affecting the elderly population. Ankle brachial index (ABI) is a good diagnostic tool for PAD in outpatient practice, but remains underused. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients were recruited from an outpatient medical camp in rural India, and assessed for symptoms and pre-existing risk factors. Measured ABI≤0.9 was considered abnormal and considered PAD. RESULTS: Out of 100 patients recruited, PAD was diagnosed in 57 patients. Associated risk factors were like age >55years (67%), hypertension (66%), smoking (69%) and diabetes mellitus (35%) were common. CONCLUSION: PAD is a very common and underdiagnosed illness in rural India. A simple tool like ABI can help diagnosis in underserved areas.


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Ankle Brachial Index/methods , Blood Pressure/physiology , Mass Screening/methods , Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnosis , Rural Population , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Incidence , India/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Peripheral Arterial Disease/epidemiology , Peripheral Arterial Disease/physiopathology , Predictive Value of Tests , Risk Factors , Young Adult
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