TY - JOUR AU - Hietanen, Heikki AU - Pääkkönen, Rauni AU - Salomaa, Veikko PY - 2008 DA - 2008/02/12 TI - Ankle blood pressure as a predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 3 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - The ankle blood pressure is commonly used as a ratio to the brachial blood pressure, called ankle-brachial index (ABI). Very few studies have considered the independent value of the ankle blood pressure without indexing it to the brachial blood pressure. We examined the value of ankle blood pressure, together with the exercise blood pressure, as a predictor of cardiovascular (CVD) and total mortality. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-3 DO - 10.1186/1471-2261-8-3 ID - Hietanen2008 ER -