Hintergrund: Der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit (AVK) kommt große prognostische Bedeutung als Markererkrankung für die generalisierte Atherothrombose zu; sie ist mit einer hohen Morbidität und Mortalität. Trotz ihrer Häufigkeit und Bedeutung ...
Hintergrund: Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, die Prävalenz der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit (PAVK) und korrelierender Faktoren sowie Komorbiditäten bei einer natürlichen weiblichen Population in China zu untersuchen. Patienten und ...
Background: To investigate the relationship between brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (BaPWV), radial augmentation index (radial AI), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and carotid intima-media thickness (carotid-IMT), and to study the prevalence and ...
Background: On the basis of the Heinz Nixdorf RECALL Study (HNR) we estimated the impact of classical atherosclerotic risk factors on different ankle-brachial-index (ABI) criteria. Patients and methods: In a subgroup of participants (n = 2586) who had ...
Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is frequently present in patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, there are limited data regarding the association between ankle brachial index (ABI) ≤ 0.90 (which is diagnostic of PAD) or > 1.40 (...
Background: The associations of triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (HDL‑C) and total cholesterol (TC) to HDL‑C ratio and low ankle brachial index (ABI) were seldom investigated. Patients and methods: A population based cross-...
Background: The measurement of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a straightforward method for the detection of atherosclerosis in the lower limbs. Pneumoplethysmographic pulse-volume recordings (PVR) investigations are supposed to be less valid. Thus we ...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a hallmark of generalized atherosclerosis. Depending on the specific diagnostic criteria that are being used, the prevalence of PAD may be as high as 30 % in the population of people 70 or more years old. Unfortunately,...
Abstract. Background: To develop models for prevalence estimation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and to validate them in an external cohort. Methods: Model training cohort was a population based cross-sectional survey. Age, sex, smoking status, body ...
Abstract. Background: Ankle brachial index (ABI) is a first line non-invasive screening tool for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in at risk populations. The need to extend ABI use in large population screening has urged its use by professionals other ...
Abstract. Background: External counterpulsation therapy enhances blood flow and was shown to improve endothelial function and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients. However, high pressures of up to 300 mmHg may lead to malperfusion of the ...
Abstract. Background: To assess the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in older adults and the contribution of traditional and novel risk factors to the incidence of PAD. Patients and methods: 344 general practitioners (GPs), trained by vascular ...
Summary.Background: For diagnosis of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD), a Doppler-based ankle-brachial-index (dABI) is recommended as the first non-invasive measurement. Due to limitations of dABI, oscillometry might be used as ...
Summary:Background: Statin medication improves the prognosis of patients with lower extremity artery disease (LEAD). Research has previously focused on patients with a lowered ankle brachial index (ABI) excluding patients with a normal or elevated ankle ...