Search for: [Abstract = "Peripheral artery disease \(PAD\) is the third most common vascular complication after ischemic heart disease and stroke leading to disability, increased morbidity and mortality in an aging population. It is present in approximately 7\-21% of the general population, while clinical symptoms of this disease in the form of intermittent claudication, bruits or lack of peripheral pulses are present in 2.8\-6.3% of patients. It worth noting that in almost half the cases symptoms are nonspecific. The ankle brachial index \(ABI\) is an established method for the detection and monitoring of symptomatic and asymptomatic PAD with a sensitivity of 75%\-95% and a specificity of 56%\-86%, especially for ABI values <0.9. Aim\: The aim of the study was to assess the value of the physical examination of the arterial system in relation to the ABI test, to assess the relationship between the concentration of N\-terminal pro\-B\-type natriuretic peptide \(NT\-proBNP\), inflammatory markers and other biochemical markers with the value of the ankle\-brachial index, as well as to present the relationship between ABI and physical examination results with regards to mortality in the elderly. Methods\: The results of three subsequent publications were obtained on the basis of analysis of data from the cross\-sectional, multicentre PolSenior study conducted from 2007 to 2011 in the older Polish population. The study inv"]

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