Usefulness of the ankle-brachial index as a survey method for subclinical vascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Reumatol Clin. 2014 Jul-Aug;10(4):268-9. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.11.003. Epub 2013 Dec 20.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Cristina Marcos de Frutos¹, Daniel Abad Pérez², Carmen Suárez Fernández¹

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, España.
² Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, España. Electronic address: danielabadperez@hotmail.com.

PMID: 24361194
DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.11.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle Brachial Index*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Vascular Diseases / etiology*