October 3rd, 2013
ABI-Based Screening for PAD: Which Guidelines Are Right?
Rita F Redberg, MD, MSc and Mark A. Creager, MD
Rita Redberg and Mark Creager discuss the differences between the USPSTF and the ACCF/AHA guideline recommendations on whether to use the ankle-brachial index to screen patients for peripheral artery disease.
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- Can a Novel Stent Design Improve Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?
- Are Angiographically-Derived Coronary Physiology Measurements Ready for Use in the Cath Lab?