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Do different methods of ankle brachial index calculation affect the prevalence estimate of peripheral arterial disease in primary care patients ≥ 65 years?
Do different methods of ankle brachial index calculation affect the prevalence estimate of peripheral arterial disease in primary care patients ≥ 65 years?
Different methods for ABI determination significantly affect the estimated prevalence of PAD, highlighting the need for a universally applied calculation method (preferentially using the highest arterial ankle pressure) to improve comparability among studies.
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ABI method choice alters PAD prevalence estimates; leaves open optimal standardization for CV risk assessment in primary care.
Lange et al. (2007) studied this question.
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