Low Ankle-Brachial Index is Associated with Microvascular Coronary Obstruction After Primary PCI.
Ahmed Abdel-GaleelAhmed El-ZokaimHosam Hasan-AliAhmed K IbrahimAyman IbrahimRamadan GhalebPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2021)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is well linked to PAD. MBG can be used to assess coronary MVO after primary PCI. Poor MBG is associated with low ABI. This could establish a relationship between PAD and coronary MVO after primary PCI.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- aortic stenosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- ejection fraction