Diagnostic utility of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as non-invasive predictors of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis had become one of the leading causes of death in the world.1 It has three main manifestations which involve coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral arteries. Many studies had shown the association between these artery diseases, including the cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD).2 The association between the PAD, high risk cardiovascular events and death also ... إقراء المزيد