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An absent pulse is not sensitive for the early detection of peripheral arterial disease.

Tracie C. Collins, María E. Suarez‐Almazor, Nancy J. Peterson

PubMed · 2006 · 59 citations · 29 references

Abstract

Pulse palpation is not sensitive for the detection of PAD compared to ABI. More than two thirds of the patients within our cohort with PAD of either the left or right leg had a detectable pulse.

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