Relationships of Age and Gender with Ankle-brachial Systolic Pressure Index and Cardio-ankle Vascular Index in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Relationships of Age and Gender with Ankle-brachial Systolic Pressure Index and Cardio-ankle Vascular Index in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Summary: Background: Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and ankle-brachial systolic pressure index (ABI) are used as indicators of atherosclerotic progression, which is more prominent in the elderly than in the young. The relationships of age and gender with these indicators were investigated in pa...

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Main Authors: Mikio Marumo, Shigeyuki Ebara, Ikumi Nishibe, Jun-ichi Soneda, Ichiro Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959818300334

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