Comparison of field questionnaires with the ankle-brachial index for the detection of peripheral artery disease. A population-based study in rural Ecuador

Oscar H Del Brutto; Mark J Sedler; Mauricio Zambrano; Robertino M Mera; Kelsie J Phelan; Jadry A Gruen; Elizabeth H Cusick; Carlos F Moral; Victor J Del Brutto; Pablo R Castillo; David L Brown

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.188

Comparison of field questionnaires with the ankle-brachial index for the detection of peripheral artery disease. A population-based study in rural Ecuador

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15;177(2):703-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.188. Epub 2014 Oct 5.

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
² School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
³ Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador.
⁴ Gastroenterology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
⁵ Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador. Electronic address: oscardelbrutto@hotmail.com.
⁶ Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
⁷ Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.

PMID: 25449489
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.188

No abstract available

Keywords: Ankle-brachial index; Ecuador; Edinburgh claudication questionnaire; Peripheral artery disease; Population-based studies; Vascular diseases.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle Brachial Index / methods
Ankle Brachial Index / standards*
Ecuador / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Peripheral Arterial Disease / diagnosis*
Peripheral Arterial Disease / epidemiology*
Peripheral Arterial Disease / physiopathology
Population Surveillance* / methods
Rural Population*
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*