The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines for managing patients with peripheral arterial disease advocate for a more proactive evaluation of patients at risk for the ...

“Early detection is one of the most powerful tools we have in vascular medicine,” said Dr. Levison, vascular surgeon at The Cardiovascular Care Group. “The Care Screen gives patients a simple, ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Despite the lack of support from clinical guidelines, the use of ankle-brachial index (ABI) to screen for peripheral artery disease could reap benefits, according to a talk yesterday at ...

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) examined the value of using the ankle-brachial-index (ABI) test to detect peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and predict the risk of ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD), sometimes also called peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a circulation disorder that slowly gets worse over time. Calcium and fat materials build up inside the ...

The prevalence of abnormal ankle-brachial index test results among individuals tested for peripheral arterial disease -- and who are not considered at high risk of a coronary heart event by Framingham ...

Doobay AV and Anand SS (2005) Sensitivity and specificity of the ankle–brachial index to predict future cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25: 1463–1469 The ...

Guam Regional Medical City is now offering Ankle-Brachial Index and Pulse Volume Recording testing to help patients assess blood flows in their arms and legs, a release from the hospital states. These ...