AIM: 

To assess ankle brachial index in people with high risk factors for coronary artery disease.

OBJECTIVES:

·         To screen people, using Framingham Risk Score (FRS), for high risk for coronary artery disease.

·         To assess ankle brachial index (ABI) in people with high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD).

·         To find out any change in ankle brachial index in people with high risk for coronary artery disease.

METHODOLOGY:

110 subjects were assessed with the help of Framingham Risk Score for evaluation of their risk for coronary artery disease on the basis of age, total cholesterol, HDL levels, diabetes, smoking, and their systolic blood pressure. Subjects diagnosed with PAD or with symptoms of PAD were excluded. Out of 110 subjects, 78 subjects were included as they had FRS ≥20%. The subjects were then assessed for their ankle–brachial index using vascular Doppler.

RESULT: In the present study, non–parametric correlation – Spearman’s rho was calculated between ABI and Risk. It was negative and value was 0.176. The p–value is 0.001 which is significant. This indicates that as CAD risk increases, the value of ABI reduces.

CONCLUSION: It is concludes that people with high risk for coronary artery disease have reduced ankle–brachial index and hence, are prone to peripheral arterial disease.