Diagnostic utility of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as non-invasive predictors of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis

Abstract

Diagnostic utility of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as non-invasive predictors of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Citation: Kamal Y, Elmasry M, Elrashidy M, Diagnostic utility of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as non-invasive predictors of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Citation: Kamal Y, Elmasry M, Elrashidy M, Diagnostic utility of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as non-invasive predictors of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis.

Ankle-Brachial Index and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression by Using Ultrasound Among Patients With HIV Infection Versus End-Stage Renal Disease

“…Ankle-brachial index (ABI) and carotid intimal media thickness (CIMT) are noninvasive ultrasound measures of subclinical atherosclerosis and predict the future of cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1 ABI was found to be a powerful diagnostic tool for mortality from CVD in hemodialysis and HIV-infected patients. 2,3 Abnormally low ABI indicates generalized peripheral artery disease, which is arterial stenosis of limbs.…”