Association of borderline ankle-brachial index with mortality and the incidence of peripheral artery disease in diabetic patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5946751	Atherosclerosis	2014	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Borderline ABI in diabetic patients was associated with significantly higher risks for mortality and PAD compared with normal ABI.

Keywords

Peripheral artery disease Diabetes mellitus ABI, ankle brachial index Mortality

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Association of borderline ankle-brachial index with mortality and the incidence of peripheral artery disease in diabetic patients

Authors

Chiharu Natsuaki, Toyoshi Inoguchi, Yasutaka Maeda, Tomomi Yamada, Shuji Sasaki, Noriyuki Sonoda, Michio Shimabukuro, Hajime Nawata, Ryoichi Takayanagi,