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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/101322| Title: | Peripheral arterial disease screening using the ankle brachial pressure index to identify the cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Other Titles: | 065 Peripheral arterial disease screening using the ankle brachial pressure index to identify the cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Authors: | Grech, Andrea Celeste Formosa, Cynthia Borg, Andrew A. |
| Keywords: | Peripheral vascular diseases -- Diagnosis Ankle brachial index Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Risk factors Rheumatoid arthritis -- Risk factors -- Malta -- Case studies Atherosclerosis |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford Academic |
| Citation: | Grech, A. C., Formosa, C., & Borg, A. A. (2016). Peripheral arterial disease screening using the ankle brachial pressure index to identify the cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 55(1), i87. |
| Abstract: | Background: In the literature, the relationship between RA and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is sparse. Most citations propose that PAD should be further investigated in order to confirm that RA is an independent risk factor for PAD. Emphasis on early PAD screening among patients with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was suggested so as to provide the best medical therapy available to prevent co-morbidities and mortalities. The ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) was suggested to be a specific reliable indicator for such purpose. [Excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/101322 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacHScPod |
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