title: Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk.
abstract: The ankle-brachial index is valuable for screening for peripheral artery disease in patients at risk and for diagnosing the disease in patients who present with lower-extremity symptoms that suggest it. The ankle-brachial index also predicts the risk of cardiovascular events, cerebrovascular events, and even death from any cause. Few other tests provide as much diagnostic accuracy and prognostic information at such low cost and risk.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA.
authors.forename: Esther S H
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keattiyoat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wattanakit
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gornik
mesh_terms: D055109:Ankle Brachial Index / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control