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In [[medicine]], '''peripheral vascular disease''' is a "pathological processes involving any one of the blood vessels in the vasculature outside the heart."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]], '''peripheral vascular disease''' is a "pathological processes involving any one of the blood vessels in the vasculature outside the heart."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>



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In medicine, peripheral vascular disease is a "pathological processes involving any one of the blood vessels in the vasculature outside the heart."[1]

Diagnosis

Physical examination

On physical examination, the ankle brachial index (ABI) can be estimated by palpating the distal pulse. When compared to measurement by Doppler ultrasonography, the accuracy for detecting an ABI < 0.9 is:[2]

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