Ankle Systolic Blood Pressure Measurements Research Articles

Endovascular repair of recurrent aortic coarctation with a custom made hourglass shaped stent graft

A 76-year-old male patient with previous open repair resection and end-to-end anastomosis in young adulthood of a congenital coarctation of the descending thoracic aorta was referred to our center for a symptomatic recurrence (A). The patient reported dyspnea and lower extremity fatigue, whereas clinical examination showed weak femoral pulses and a 50 mm Hg gradient between brachial and ankle systolic blood pressure measurements. Medical history was otherwise unremarkable and renal function was normal.

A systematic review of the effect of pre-test rest duration on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure measurements

BackgroundMeasurement of toe and ankle blood pressure is commonly used to evaluate peripheral vascular status, yet the pre-test rest period is inconsistent in published studies and among practitioners, and could affect results. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate all research that has investigated the effect of different periods of pre-test rest on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure.MethodsThe following databases were searched up to April 2012: Medline (from 1946), EMBASE (from 1947), CINAHL (from 1937), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (from 1800). No language or publication restrictions were applied. Eighty-eight content experts and researchers in the field were contacted by email to assist in the identification of published, unpublished, and ongoing studies. Studies evaluating the effect of two or more pre-test rest durations on toe or ankle systolic blood pressure were eligible for inclusion. No restrictions were placed on participant characteristics or the method of blood pressure measurement. Outcomes included toe or ankle systolic blood pressure and adverse effects. s identified from the search terms were independently assessed by two reviewers for potential inclusion.Results1658 abstracts were identified by electronic searching. Of the 88 content experts and researchers in the field contacted by email a total of 33 replied and identified five potentially relevant studies. No studies were eligible for inclusion.ConclusionsThere is no evidence of the effect of different periods of pre-test rest duration on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure measurements. Rigorous trials evaluating the effect of different durations of pre-test rest are required to direct clinical practice and research.

Effect of pre‐test rest duration on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure measurements

Background Measurement of toe and ankle blood pressure is used to evaluate the peripheral arterial status of patients, yet the pre-test rest period is inconsistent in published studies and among practitioners, and could affect results. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate all research that has investigated the effect of different periods of pre-test rest on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure. Methods MEDLINE (from 1946), EMBASE (from 1947), CINAHL (from 1937), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (from 1800) were searched up to April 2012. No language or publication restrictions were applied. Eighty-eight content experts and researchers in the field were contacted by email to assist in the identification of published, unpublished, and ongoing studies. Studies evaluating the effect of two or more pretest rest durations on toe or ankle systolic blood pressure were eligible for inclusion. No restrictions were placed on participant characteristics or the method of blood pressure measurement. Outcomes included toe or ankle systolic blood pressure and adverse effects. Abstracts were independently assessed by two reviewers for potential inclusion. Results 1658 abstracts were identified by electronic searching. Thirty three of the 88 content experts and researchers in the field replied, identifying five potentially relevant studies. No studies were eligible for inclusion. Conclusion There is no evidence of the effect of different periods of pre-test rest duration on toe and ankle systolic blood pressure measurements. Rigorous trials evaluating the effect of different durations of pre-test rest are required to direct clinical practice and research.