Accuracy of ankle-brachial index using an automatic blood pressure device to detect peripheral artery disease in preventive medicine.

Background: Previously, we validated determination of ankle-brachial index using an automatic blood pressure device.

Aim: To test the feasibility and accuracy of the automatic method in assessing pathological ankle-brachial indexes in routine preventive examinations.

Methods: Two physicians enrolled 354 subjects (74% men) randomly for automatic ankle-brachial index measurements using an OMRON HM 722 device.