Publication details
Význam stanovení tlakového indexu kotník-paže k hodnocení kardiovaskulární prognózy pacientů s diabetes mellitus
| Title in English | The ratio of ankle and arm arterial pressure as an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus |
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | peripheral vascular disease; mortality |
| Description | Prospective studies using the ankle brachial index (ABI) have shown that a low ABI predicts fatal and nonfatal CHD and all-cause mortality in people with and without existing clinical coronary artery disease and among people with existing peripheral vascular disease. The prevalence of diabetes likely has a direct impact on the prevalence of low ABI. Our results show a association between ABI and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. |