Have you ever checked your blood vessels?

ABI (Ankle-Brachial Index)

It is an important screening on atherosclerosis.

🩺 the ABI test?

The ABI (Ankle-Brachial Index) is a measure of the "blood pressure ratio" between

• Ankles

• With the arm (Brachial)

Used to assess whether there is atherosclerosis, especially disease.

👉 Peripheral Artery Disease (Peripheral Artery Disease)

🔍 working principle.

Officers or doctors will use a pressure monitor + Doppler ultrasound.

• Measure arm pressure

• Measuring ankle pressure

• Calculate the value as a ratio

A simple recipe:

ABI = Pressure at the ankle ✍ Pressure at the arm

📊 what does the ABI say?

Semantic ABI value

1.0 - 1.4 Regular

0.9 - 1.0 Start at risk

0.4 - 0.9 atherosclerosis (light-medium level)

< 0.4 Severe stenosis. Risk of ischemia.

> 1.4 Rigid blood vessels / island calcium

🤔 anyone should check the ABI.

• People with calf pain when walking (walking and then having to take a break)

• People with diabetes, high pressure, fat

• Smoker

• Elderly (50 years and over)

• People at risk of vascular disease, e.g.

👉 Atherosclerosis (Atherosclerosis Wall Island Fat)

🧠 advantages of ABI examination.

• No pain, no injection.

• It doesn't take long (10-15 minutes)

• Screening for disease at an early stage

• Helps prevent serious diseases such as aortic, cardiac or cerebral arteries

# Health check # Atherosclerosis # Prevent is better than cure # ABI # Love health