ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2013
Measurement of the ankle brachial index with a non-mercury sphygmomanometer in diabetic patients: a concordance study.
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- The reliability of the ankle brachial index: a systematic review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2019Pooled it
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- Instruments of Choice for Assessment and Monitoring Diabetic Foot: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Comparison of ankle-brachial index (ABI) measured by an automated oscillometric apparatus with that by standard hand-held doppler in patients with Type-2 diabetes.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe removal of mercury sphygmomanometers from health centers requires the validation of other instruments to measure blood pressure in the limbs to calculate the ankle-brachial index (ABI).
methodsDescriptive cross-sectional study of agreement between two measurement methods in type 2 diabetes patients from three urban primary healthcare centres in the Barcelonès Nord i Maresme area (Catalonia, Spain).
results211 patients were included, from these, 421 limbs were available for study. The mean age of the participants was 67 years (SD = 10), 51.7% were women.
conclusionThe combination of a Doppler device with the hybrid sphygmomanometer is a simple and reliable method to measure ABI showing that hybrid sphygmomanometer is a good alternative to the use of mercury sphygmomanometers.
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