Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Community: The ARIC Study

Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Community: The ARIC Study

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a significant global public health problem accounting for 15% to 20% of all deaths. A great majority of SCD is associated with coronary heart disease, which may first be detected at autopsy. The ankle–brachial index (ABI) is a simple, noninvasive measure of s...

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Main Authors: Takeki Suzuki, Xiaoqian Zhu, Selcuk Adabag, Kunihiro Matsushita, Kenneth R. Butler, Michael E. Griswold, Alvaro Alonso, Wayne Rosamond, Nona Sotoodehnia, Thomas H. Mosley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
ankle–brachial index
epidemiology
subclinical atherosclerosis
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.032008

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