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Ankle-Brachial Index on Kilimanjaro: Lessons from High Altitude

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1 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 (March 2009) DOI: /08-WEME-BR-186.1 Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 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  , 72-76DOI: ( /08-WEME-BR-186.1) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 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  , 72-76DOI: ( /08-WEME-BR-186.1) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions


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