Ankle-Brachial Index on Kilimanjaro: Lessons from High Altitude

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Ankle-Brachial Index on Kilimanjaro: Lessons from High Altitude Patrice Nault, MD, RVT, Samantha Halman, MD, BSc, Josée Paradis, MD, MSc Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 72-76 (March 2009) DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-BR-186.1 Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Comparison of ankle-brachial index (ABI) at sea level (baseline) and at ∼4100m (N=20). Closed triangles (▴) represent sea level ABI and open squares (□) represent ABI at ∼4100m. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2009 20, 72-76DOI: (10.1580/08-WEME-BR-186.1) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Comparison of systolic ankle pressure measurement at sea level (baseline) and at ∼4100m (N=20). Closed triangles (▴) represent sea level measurement and open squares (□) represent measurement at ∼4100m. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2009 20, 72-76DOI: (10.1580/08-WEME-BR-186.1) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions