Azienda Sanitaria Ospedale San Giovanni Battista Tor, Turin
Ankle-brachial index is unrelated to mortality in elderly subjects
Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, February 19th, 2006
According to the report from Italy, "Low ankle-brachial index (ABI) levels are associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged and older adults. We evaluated the association between low ABI and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly patients living in nursing homes."
M. Bo and colleagues at Azienda Sanitaria Ospedale San Giovanni Battista Tor explained, "In 632 subjects (mean age 82.1±7.4 years, 137 men) living in 3...
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