Comparison of diagnostic utilities of ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness as surrogate markers of significant coronary atherosclerosis in Indians.

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Published in Indian Heart J on February 21, 2013

Authors

Babu Ezhumalai1, Subrahmanyam Dharanipragada Krishnasuri, Balachander Jayaraman

Author Affiliations

1: Senior Resident, Dept. of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu, Pondicherry 605006, India. Electronic address: drebabu@gmail.com.

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