In a study that examined the prevalence of abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) in individuals with low or intermediate Framingham risk scores, researchers from Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, CT, found that abnormal ABI readings were recorded in 12.3% of those deemed low risk by Framingham risk score and in 12.2% of those categorized as intermediate risk.
Since Framingham risk score metrics alone may not be enough to definitively say whether an individual may face a future cardiovascular event, ABI testing should be an important part of the screening process, the authors concluded.
In the second featured paper in the journal, researchers from Hospiten Rambla in Tenerife, Spain, found that a forked prosthesis could be an effective treatment alternative to bypass surgery on type C and D aorto-iliac lesions.
