Ankle-Brachial Index: Nurses Strategy To Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Identification

• Main Authors: Daniela Luisa Maggi (Author), Leyla Regina Dal Piva de Quadros (Author), Karina de Oliveira Azzolin (Author), Silvia Goldmeier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Elevated risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events is associated with high prevalence of peripheral arterial disease, with assessment through the ankle-brachial index (ABI). This study aimed to demonstrate that the ABI and the Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire are tools to be used by nurs...