Olalla Sierra, JulianSalas Martín, DanielTorre Lima, Javier de laArco Jiménez, Alfonso delPrada Pardal, José LuisMartos, FranciscoPerea-Milla López, EmilioGarcía- Alegría, Javier2012-12-112012-12-112009-04-27Olalla J, Salas D, de la Torre J, Del Arco A, Prada JL, Martos F, Perea-Milla E,et al. Ankle-brachial index in HIV infection. AIDS Res Ther. 2009 Apr 27;6:61742-6405http://hdl.handle.net/10668/703Journal Article;Prognosis for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has improved with the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Evidence over recent years suggests that the incidence of cardiovascular disease is increasing in HIV patients. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a cheap and easy test that has been validated in the general population. Abnormal ABI values are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. To date, six series of ABI values in persons with HIV have been published, but none was a prospective study. No agreement exists concerning the risk factors for an abnormal ABI, though its prevalence is clearly higher in these patients than in the general population. Whether this higher prevalence of an abnormal ABI is associated with a higher incidence of vascular events remains to be determined.enInfecciones por VIHPronósticoMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Immune System Diseases::Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes::HIV InfectionsMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipmentresearch article19397788open access10.1186/1742-6405-6-61940-0640PMC19397788