Interobserver variability of ankle–brachial index measurements at rest and post exercise in patients with intermittent claudication

• Published in: Vascular medicine (London, England) Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 221 - 226
• Main Authors: van Langen, Herman, van Gurp, Johan, Rubbens, Leonie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2009; Arnold; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Ankle - blood supply; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Determination; Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging; Brachial Artery - physiopathology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Intermittent Claudication - diagnostic imaging; Intermittent Claudication - etiology; Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - complications; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - physiopathology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Predictive Value of Tests; Regional Blood Flow; Reproducibility of Results; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Vasodilator agents. Cerebral vasodilators; peripheral arterial diseases; interobserver variation; vascular laboratory; ankle–brachial index; intermittent claudication; Physical exercise; Human; Claudication; Variability; Cardiovascular disease; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Intermittent; Occlusive arterial disease; ankle-brachial index
• ISSN: 1358-863X; 1477-0377
• DOI: 10.1177/1358863X08101017

Abstract The ankle–brachial index (ABI) post exercise is claimed to play a complementary role in the diagnosis or exclusion of intermittent claudication (IC). The interobserver variability of ABI measurements at rest and post exercise in patients with typical symptoms of IC is the subject of this st...