Intima-media thickness and ankle-brachial index are correlated with the extent of coronary artery disease measured by the SYNTAX score

Abstract

Both IMT and ABI are correlated with SYNTAX score (positively for IMT and negatively for ABI values). In our study, IMT was a better predictor of SYNTAX score than ABI. Our study suggests that the higher rate of cardiovascular events in patients with PAD presenting with MI may be partially explained by greater coronary lesion complexity.