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    The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) or ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper...
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    Epidemiological studies have used the ratio of ankle to brachial blood pressure (ankle brachial pressure index, ABPI or ABI) as an indicator of arterial calcification...
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    collateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament. If the anklebrachial pressure index is less than 0.9, CT angiography is recommended to detect blood...
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    prospective comparison of bilateral photoplethysmography versus the ankle-brachial pressure index for detecting and quantifying lower limb peripheral arterial...
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    to be taken before using compression stockings: A patient's ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) must be >1.0 per leg to wear compression stockings, otherwise...
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    used to evaluate blockage or arterial occlusion in a limb (see Ankle brachial pressure index). In the U.S., in addition to the above four, many providers...
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  • activity (e.g. electrocardiogram of the heart), blood pressure (e.g. ankle brachial pressure index), and air flow (e.g. pulmonary function testing using...
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  • between the ASIS and pubic tubercle For femoral artery bruits Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) assesses peripheral vascular disease. It may however...
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    calcification score, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), anklebrachial pressure index, lipoprotein subclasses and particle concentration, lipoprotein(a)...
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