TY - JOUR T1 - The ankle brachial index independently predicted all-cause mortality in high-risk patients with peripheral arterial disease JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 187 LP - 187 DO - 10.1136/ebm.12.6.187 VL - 12 IS - 6 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/12/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/12/6/187.abstract N2 - In high-risk patients referred to a vascular centre for evaluation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), how does the ankle brachial index (ABI) compare with dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) for predicting cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and all-cause mortality?Thatipelli MR, Pellikka PA, McBane RD, et al. Prognostic value of ankle-brachial index and dobutamine stress echocardiography for cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg 2007;46:62–70.Clinical impact ratings Surgery—vascular ★★★★★★⋆ Internal medicine ★★★★★★⋆ Design: cohort study comparing 2 previously established independent predictors of CV risk (ABI and DSE).Setting: Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.Patients: 395 of 437 patients (mean age 70 y, 60% men) who were referred to the vascular … ER -