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Abnormal vascular physiology in the lower extremities as a risk factor for ischemic stroke and mortality

Shubhang K. Bhatt, BS; Andrew S. Tseng, MD; Christine Firth, MD; Marlene Girardo, MS; Daniel Sykora, BA; Mina Abdelmalek, MD; F. David Fortuin, MD; Paul Wennberg, MD; David Liedl, RN; and Fadi E. Shamoun, MD

In this retrospective chart review of 39,834 patients, the authors evaluated the risk of incident ischemic stroke and mortality along the spectrum of low and elevated ankle brachial index measurement, since there is a known association between acute ischemic stroke and peripheral artery disease, which affects up to 25% of patients 55 years or older.

J Osteopath Med; 121(5): 463-470