Ankle-brachial pressure index: a simple tool for assessing cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic vasculitis

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 47; no. 7; pp. 1058 - 1060
• Main Authors: Sangle, S. R., Davies, R. J., Mora, M., Baron, M. A., Hughes, G. R. V., D'Cruz, D. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.07.2008; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle - blood supply; Ankle-brachial pressure index; Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic - blood; Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Atherosclerosis - blood; Atherosclerosis - etiology; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure; Brachial Artery - physiopathology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - immunology; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Systemic vasculitis; Vasculitis - complications; Vasculitis - immunology; Vasculitis - physiopathology; Ankle-brachial pressure index; Systemic vasculitis; Atherosclerosis; Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Human; Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Rheumatology; Cardiovascular disease; Vascular disease; Ankle; Ankle joint; Vasculitis; Cardiovascular risk; Disseminated

Objective. Cardiovascular disease may be increased in patients with systemic vasculitides (SV). The Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) is a non-invasive tool for the assessment of cardiovascular risk (CV). Our aim was to determine the prevalence of an abnormal ABPI in patients with SV and healthy...