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The Ankle-Brachial Index as a Biomarker of Cardiovascular Risk. It's Not Just About the Legs

Todd S. Perlstein MD, MMSc^* and Mark A. Creager MD

From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (T.S.P., M.A.C.).

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tperlstein{at}partners.org.

Key words: Editorials • claudication • epidemiology • peripheral vascular disease • risk factors

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