A low ABI (less than 0.9) suggests clogged and narrowed arteries that reduce blood flow, and it is a good and easy first-step clinical test for peripheral artery disease.

A low ABI (less than 0.9) suggests clogged and narrowed arteries that reduce blood flow, and it is a good and easy first-step clinical test for peripheral artery disease.

Using EHR data, the researchers extracted ankle-brachial index (ABI) and 60 other characteristics for 3,298 patients (mean age, 58 years; 57% men; 17% Black; 47% with ABI < 0.9).

People age 65 years and older have a one-in-five chance of developing either symptomatic or asymptomatic peripheral artery disease. Updated management guidelines suggest lowering the age for ankle ...

The lifetime risk of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), in which leg arteries narrow abnormally, is about 30 percent for black men and 28 percent for black women, with lower but ...

To determine the association between pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) among age-related cataract. Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center, Ahmedabad, India. An ...

Journal reference: Wu Z, Ruan Z, Liang G, Wang X, Wu J, & Wang B (2023). Association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease: Results from NHANES 1999–2004.