Validation of a new method to detect peripheral artery disease by determination of ankle-brachial index using an automatic blood pressure device
- Author:
Tran Hong Nghi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
method to detect peripheral artery disease by determination
- MeSH:
Peripheral Vascular Diseases;
Blood Pressure;
Doppler Effect;
diagnosis;
Equipment and Supplies
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;10():24-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Determination of peripheral artery disease by using a simple automatic blood pressure device with ankle-brachial indexes (ABIs) was feasible for the doctors who couldn’t use Doppler method. 219 patients were examined at Cardiovascular Department, Hospital 108 and were measured ABIs. Results: The correlations between ABI in both methods were good in left legs (r=0.66,p<0.001) and in right legs (r=0.61, p<0.001). This method is inexpensive, easy to use, and can detect peripheral artery disease in early stage
