Association of Ankle-Brachial Indices With Limb Revascularization or Amputation in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The prevalence and morbidity of peripheral artery disease (PAD) are high, with limb outcomes including revascularization and amputation. In community-dwelling patients with PAD, the role of noninvasive evaluation for risk assessment and rates of limb outcomes have not been established to date.

Objective

To evaluate whether ankle-brachial indices are associated with limb outcomes in community-dwelling patients with PAD.

Design, setting, and participants

A population-based, observational, test-based cohort study of patients was performed from January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2014. Data analysis was conducted from July 15 to December 15, 2017. Participants included a community-based cohort of 1413 patients with PAD from Olmsted County, Minnesota, identified by

SUBMITTER: Moussa Pacha H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324363 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature