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Blood Pressure Measurement May Detect Proneness To Heart Attack
Heart Care Foundation of India
The ankle-brachial index (ABI), a simple, non–invasive 10-minute test that should be incorporated into a routine physical exam for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease in the middle age, elderly especially with heart attack risk factors like
smokers, diabetics and the ones with high BP or cholesterol levels said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
With the patient in a supine position, the doctor takes blood pressure readings from both arms; he then takes blood pressure readings from both ankles with a sphygmomanometer and Doppler device. ABI value is calculated by dividing the higher systolic pressure in each leg by the higher systolic brachial pressure.
ABI scores should be interpreted as follows:
· Greater than 0.90 = normal
· 0.71 – 0.90 = mild obstruction
· 0.41 – 0.70 = moderate obstruction
· Less than 0.40 = severe obstruction
· More than 1.30 = calcification of the vessels
Presence of peripheral arterial disease may indicate associated blockages in the heart and proneness to heart attack or paralysis.
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About the author: Padmashri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal is a Senior Consultant, Physician, Cardiologist at Delhi based Moolchand Medcity; President Heart Care Foundation of India; Chairman Ethical Committee Delhi Medical Council and has served as the Research and Academic Wing Heads of National Indian Medical Association.
Article submitted Sunday, January 08, 2012 & read 131 times.
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