Costs And Effects Of Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification Using The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) In Ad

This study was sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurements in primary prevention in women. A Markov model was conducted to compare two different strategies (Framingham risk score (FRS) and FRS + ABI) for evaluating the cardiovascular risk (low, intermediate and high) among women in the general population, as well as the relative effect correlated with interventions for preventing CV events in intermediate and high-risk categories. The outcomes demonstrate that the addition of ABI to FRS is a cost-effective approach in women classified at low and intermediate risk with FRS only. This new technique provides the possibility to reclassify them into the appropriate risk group and treatment.

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