Routine Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) measurement: a window into atherosclerosis and early left ventricular dysfunction in patients diagnosed with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer therapy is considered to cause accelerated ischemia. Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) measurement is an inexpensive, simple, available test for the early diagnosis of peripheral artery disease (PAD); however, it is not performed routinely. We aimed to evaluate the role of routine ABI measurement for the diagnosis of PAD among patients diagnosed with cancer and whether it correlates with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.

Methods

A retrospective, single-center study including patients diagnosed with cancer at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The cohort included patients performing routine ABI and LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) echocardiography. The primary endpoint was the prevalence of PAD and whether it correlates with LV dysfunction, defined by LV GLS abs

SUBMITTER: Golan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391668 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature