Why the study?
Are ankle-brachial index and arterial plaques in carotid and femoral arteries associated with incident MI and mortality in a general population?
Population
1325 participants of the population-based MONICA Augsburg Survey 1989/90
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
13 years
Authors
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May aid risk stratification in primary prevention; extends observational data on ABI and plaque burden but leaves causal impact open.
Are ankle-brachial index and arterial plaques in carotid and femoral arteries associated with incident MI and mortality in a general population?
Both ABI and the number of plaque-affected arteries are strong independent predictors of incident MI, cardiovascular mortality, and total mortality over a 13-year follow-up.
Lamina et al. (2006) studied this question.
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