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Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Different Calculations of Ankle Brachial Index and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Prediction”
Christoph BickelStefan BlankenbergChristine Espinola-kleinKarl J. LacknerSavvas SavvidisHans J. RupprechtClaudia M MessowThomas Münzelsubject
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We thank Jaquinandi et al for their interest in our publication. We want to stress that the patient population of the AtheroGene study is not comparable with the patient populations reported in the articles from Lee et al and Kreitner et al, which included only patients with known advanced peripheral arterial disease.1,2 The AtheroGene study includes primarily patients with coronary artery disease, no patient had rest pain or peripheral ulcers and only 52 patients (6.3%) had intermittent claudication.3 In addition, …
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-12 | Circulation |