Nature

Ankle-brachial blood pressure index predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis

The ankle-brachial blood pressure index (ABPI) has been recognized to have a predictive value for cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality in general or dialysis populations. However, the associations ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Automated ankle brachial pressure index measurement devices to detect peripheral arterial disease in people with leg ulcers

NICE has said automated ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) measurement devices should not be routinely offered to people with leg ulcers to detect peripheral arterial disease. More research on the ...
Nursing Times

Improving wound care outcomes with ABPI: a clinical focus from Wounds UK

Wounds UK consistently highlights the importance of a holistic and evidence-based approach to wound care. Among the many factors influencing healing, accurate vascular assessment plays a key role – ...
Nursing Times

Essential facts – Interpreting ankle brachial pressure index

Deborah Ruffá BSc RGNvascular nurse specialist, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS TrustUse of the ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) is a simple, non-invasive method of identifying arterial insufficiency ...