Current utility of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in general practice: implications for its use in cardiovascular disease screening

Davies, Jane H., Kenkre, Joyce and Williams, E. Mark 2014. Current utility of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in general practice: implications for its use in cardiovascular disease screening. BMC Family Practice 15 (1) , p. 69. 10.1186/1471-2296-15-69

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Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a marker of systemic atherosclerosis and associated with a three to six fold increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes. Furthermore, it is typically asymptomatic and under-diagnosed; this has resulted in escalating calls for the instigation of Primary Care PAD screening via Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) measurement. However, there is limited evidence regarding the feasibility of this and if the requisite core skills and knowledge for such a task already exist within primary care. This study aimed to determine the current utility of ABI measurement in general practices across Wales, with consideration of the implications for its use as a cardiovascular risk screening tool.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1471-2296
Funders:	KESS
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	8 April 2014
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 23:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/87525

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