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. 2020 Apr 14;141(15):1211-1213.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.045627. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

The Big MAC Attack on Peripheral Artery Disease

Aruna D Pradhan  1 , Aaron W Aday  2 , Joshua A Beckman  2
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The Big MAC Attack on Peripheral Artery Disease

Aruna D Pradhan et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Medicare; amputation; ankle-brachial index; diagnostic tests; intermittent claudication; peripheral arterial disease.

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Figure.
Figure.. Variation in coverage of ABI and clinical presentations of peripheral artery diseases.
A, Variation in coverage of the ABI by Medicare administrative contractor with the desired criteria listed. B, Peripheral artery disease presentation prevalence estimates from community-based cohorts and primary care practices. ABI indicates ankle-brachial index; CGS, CGS Administrators; CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; DP, dorsalis pedis; LCD, local coverage determination; N, no; NGS, National Government Services; NHS, Noridian Healthcare Solutions; NHS J-E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, Jurisdictions J-E; NS, Novitas Solutions; P GBA, Palmetto GBA; PT, posterior tibial; WPS, Wisconsin Physician Service Government Health Administrators; and Y, yes.
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