Ankle-Brachial Index
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The ankle-brachial index, ankle-arm index, ankle-arm ratio, or the Winsor Index, it was first described in 1950 by Winsor. ABI is a quick noninvasive technique used to check the peripheral arterial disease PAD, it assesses the severity of arterial insufficiency of arterial narrowing during walking. PAD is the reduction in the arterial blood flow to the limbs during walking causing pain and may predispose to heart attack and stroke, it affects 10% of populations who are above 55 years.
The ankle-brachial index ABI is measured by dividing the ankle systolic pressure by brachial systolic pressure.
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