Utility of ankle–brachial pressure index/carotid intima-media thickness ratio in predicting presence and severity of coronary artery disease: A study from major center in Northeastern India

Background: Studies have shown that carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and ankle–brachial pressure index (ABI) can be used as surrogate markers of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, whether studying the ratio of ABI and CIMT has any added value in predicting CAD when compared to either of th...

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Main Authors: Farhin Iqbal, Amol Vasantrao Patil, Jogesh Chandra Barkataki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=44;epage=49;aulast=Iqbal