Low, borderline and normal ankle-brachial index as a predictor of incidents outcomes in the Mediterranean based-population ARTPER cohort after 9 years follow-up

Background Guidelines recommended adopting the same cardiovascular risk modification strategies used for coronary disease in case of low Ankle-brachial index (ABI), but here exist few studies on long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with borderline ABI and even fewer on the general populatio...

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Authors: Alzamora, M. Teresa|||0000-0002-0094-6547, Forés Raurell, Rosa|||0000-0001-7803-7442, Pera, Guillem|||0000-0003-3188-7268, Baena Díez, José Miguel, Valverde, Marta|||0000-0001-9922-2380, Torán, Pere
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:222997
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/222997
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209163
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ankle Brachial Index
Cohort Studies
Coronary Disease
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
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Summary:Background Guidelines recommended adopting the same cardiovascular risk modification strategies used for coronary disease in case of low Ankle-brachial index (ABI), but here exist few studies on long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with borderline ABI and even fewer on the general population. Aim The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between long-term cardiovascular events and low, borderline and normal ABI after a 9-year follow up of a Mediterranean population with low cardiovascular risk. Design and setting A population-based prospective cohort study was performed in the province of Barcelona, Spain. Method A total of 3,786 subjects.

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