Ankle Brachial Index

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Comparison of the BLOOD PRESSURE between the BRACHIAL ARTERY and the POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. It is a predictor of PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE.

Descriptor ID	D055109
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.370.140.049
Concept/Terms	Ankle Brachial Index Ankle Brachial Index Ankle Brachial Indices Brachial Index, Ankle Brachial Indices, Ankle Index, Ankle Brachial Indices, Ankle Brachial Ankle-Brachial Index Ankle-Brachial Indices Index, Ankle-Brachial Indices, Ankle-Brachial Toe Brachial Index Toe Brachial Index Brachial Index, Toe Brachial Indices, Toe Index, Toe Brachial Indices, Toe Brachial Toe Brachial Indices Toe-Brachial Index Index, Toe-Brachial Indices, Toe-Brachial Toe-Brachial Indices

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular [E01.370.370]
Blood Pressure Determination [E01.370.370.140]
Ankle Brachial Index [E01.370.370.140.049]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	1	1

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Clark D, Cain LR, Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP, Mentz RJ, Kamimura D, White WB, Butler KR, Robertson RM, Bhatnagar A, Butler J, Correa A, Benjamin EJ, Hall ME. Cigarette Smoking and Subclinical Peripheral Arterial Disease in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 02 05; 8(3):e010674.

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Guo J, Fujiyoshi A, Willcox B, Choo J, Vishnu A, Hisamatsu T, Ahuja V, Takashima N, Barinas-Mitchell E, Kadota A, Evans RW, Miura K, Edmundowicz D, Masaki K, Shin C, Kuller LH, Ueshima H, Sekikawa A. Increased Aortic Calcification Is Associated With Arterial Stiffness Progression in Multiethnic Middle-Aged Men. Hypertension. 2017 01; 69(1):102-108.

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Meyer ML, Tanaka H, Palta P, Patel MD, Camplain R, Couper D, Cheng S, Al Qunaibet A, Poon AK, Heiss G. Repeatability of Central and Peripheral Pulse Wave Velocity Measures: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Hypertens. 2016 Apr; 29(4):470-5.

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Vishnu A, Choo J, Wilcox B, Hisamatsu T, Barinas-Mitchell EJ, Fujiyoshi A, Mackey RH, Kadota A, Ahuja V, Kadowaki T, Edmundowicz D, Miura K, Rodriguez BL, Kuller LH, Shin C, Masaki K, Ueshima H, Sekikawa A. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is associated with coronary calcification among 1131 healthy middle-aged men. Int J Cardiol. 2015; 189:67-72.

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Choo J, Shin C, Barinas-Mitchell E, Masaki K, Willcox BJ, Seto TB, Ueshima H, Lee S, Miura K, Venkitachalam L, Mackey RH, Evans RW, Kuller LH, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Sekikawa A. Regional pulse wave velocities and their cardiovascular risk factors among healthy middle-aged men: a cross-sectional population-based study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2014 Jan 13; 14:5.

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Vishnu A, Choo J, Masaki KH, Mackey RH, Barinas-Mitchell E, Shin C, Willcox BJ, El-Saed A, Seto TB, Fujiyoshi A, Miura K, Lee S, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Kuller LH, Ueshima H, Sekikawa A. Particle numbers of lipoprotein subclasses and arterial stiffness among middle-aged men from the ERA JUMP study. J Hum Hypertens. 2014 Feb; 28(2):111-7.

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Tullos BW, Sung JH, Lee JE, Criqui MH, Mitchell ME, Taylor HA. Ankle-brachial index (ABI), abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), and coronary artery calcification (CAC): the Jackson heart study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Apr; 29(4):891-7.

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Lefth?riotis G, Abraham P, Le Corre Y, Le Saux O, Henrion D, Ducluzeau PH, Prunier F, Martin L. Relationship between ankle brachial index and arterial remodeling in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Nov; 54(5):1390-4.

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Aponte J. The prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease and peripheral arterial disease risk factors in the U.S. population. Holist Nurs Pract. 2011 May-Jun; 25(3):147-61.

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