Diagnostic accuracy of postexercise toe–brachial index for identifying peripheral artery disease (PAD): A pilot study.

Keywords: critical limb ischemia (CLI); exercise testing; peripheral artery disease (PAD); toe-brachial index (TBI); vascular diagnostics EN critical limb ischemia (CLI) exercise testing peripheral artery disease (PAD) toe-brachial index (TBI) vascular diagnostics 657 659 3 12/09/21 20211201 NES 211201 Toe-brachial indices (TBI) are being integrated into international guidelines[1],[2] due to their utility as an adjunct test for peripheral artery disease (PAD), particularly in diabetes populations.[3],[4] The addition of an exercise protocol has been demonstrated to improve diagnostic accuracy of the traditional ankle-brachial index (ABI).[5] However, there has been limited investigation of the effect of exercise on the accuracy of TBI. Diagnostic accuracy of postexercise toe-brachial index for identifying peripheral artery disease (PAD): A pilot study Peripheral artery disease (PAD), critical limb ischemia (CLI), exercise testing, toe-brachial index (TBI), vascular diagnostics. [Extracted from the article]