Cardiovascular outcome stratification using the ankle-brachial pressure index.

Objectives: To investigate, in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the association between the level of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) at time of diagnosis and clinical outcome.

Methods: The data set of the Limburg PAOD Longitudinal Study (n=3649, mean follow-up time 7.2 years) was analyzed for this purpose.

A multidisciplinary guideline for the acute phase of stroke: barriers perceived by Dutch neurologists.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Guidelines for stroke management should improve quality of care. Dissemination of guidelines, however, does not guarantee guideline adherence. The aim of this paper is to investigate barriers for guideline adherence to bring about suggestions for possible implementation strategies.

Peripheral arterial occlusive disease: prognostic value of signs, symptoms, and the ankle-brachial pressure index.

Objectives: To determine whether different levels of the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) are associated with an increased risk for progressive limb ischemia, nonfatal and fatal cardiovascular events. To investigate the prognostic value of signs and symptoms associated with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD).

Design: Prospective follow-up study.