Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8656689 | Atherosclerosis | 2018 | 34 Pages |
Abstract
The present study suggests that lower and higher ABI are significantly associated with an increased risk of CVD and all-cause mortality in the Japanese population. The ABI, which is easily measured by oscillometry, may be incorporated into daily clinical practice to identify high-risk populations.
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Authors
Toshiaki Ohkuma, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Kazuomi Kario, Satoshi Hoshide, Yoshikuni Kita, Toyoshi Inoguchi, Yasutaka Maeda, Katsuhiko Kohara, Yasuharu Tabara, Motoyuki Nakamura, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Hirotaka Watada, Masanori Munakata,