Agreement Between ABI (Ankle Brachial Index) and USD (Ultrasound Duplex Scanning) in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients

Background: Atherosclerosis of the peripheral arteries occurs in 12% of individuals at 65 years of age or older. At least 28% of these patients suffer from coronary heart diseases and 10% of them are afflicted with cerebrovascular diseases. To calculate the agreement between two diagnostic tests for...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mahmood Sadr, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh, Mansoor Rafiei, Seyed Mostafa Baghaei Poor, Maryam Aflatoonian, Monireh Modares Mosadegh, Seyed Khalil Foroozannia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/81