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Can participants with blood clots in their legs have an ankle-brachial index (ABI) screening?

April 26, 2017Abi ankle-brachial blood clots index legs participants screening

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Can participants with blood clots in their legs have an ankle-brachial index (ABI) screening?

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A. No. If a participant has a history of blood clots and is unsure if the blood clots have been resolved, we require a note from his or her physician stating that the participant has no known blood clots in the legs. We cannot perform the screening without this verification.