Benyakorn Thoetphum, Kuanprasert Sarun, Rerkasem Kittipan
Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2012 Jun;11(2):120-3. doi: 10.1177/1534734612446966. Epub 2012 May 4.
Previous studies have shown that there was a correlation between low ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) and the presence of the coronary artery disease (CAD). However, few studies have investigated the correlation between ABPI and the severity of CAD by using a scoring system. The authors aimed to investigate this correlation by using ABPI and CAD diagnosed by coronary angiography (CAG). A total of 213 consecutive patients awaiting CAG in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital from July 2009 to November 2009 were enrolled in this study. The ABPI was measured before CAG. The severity of CAD was graded on CAG by using SYNTAX scores. The authors found a significantly negative correlation between ABPI and SYNTAX scores (correlation coefficient = -.172, P = .01). The authors concluded that ABPI appeared to correlate negatively with the severity of CAD in the Thai population.
先前的研究表明，低踝臂压力指数（ABPI）与冠状动脉疾病（CAD）的存在之间存在相关性。然而，很少有研究通过使用评分系统来调查ABPI与CAD严重程度之间的相关性。作者旨在通过使用ABPI和经冠状动脉造影（CAG）诊断的CAD来研究这种相关性。2009年7月至2009年11月在清迈玛哈叻吉医院连续等待CAG检查的213例患者纳入本研究。在CAG检查前测量ABPI。使用SYNTAX评分在CAG上对CAD的严重程度进行分级。作者发现ABPI与SYNTAX评分之间存在显著的负相关（相关系数= -0.172，P = 0.01）。作者得出结论，在泰国人群中，ABPI似乎与CAD的严重程度呈负相关。
