Next, the person has an ankle-brachial index, a painless 10-minute exam that uses ultrasound to measure the ratio of blood pressure in an ankle and an arm.
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The brachial index of " P . vindobonesis " ( the length of the radius divided by the length of the humerus ) is similar to that of a howler monkey, but the crural index ( the length of the tibia divided by the length of the femur ) is similar to that of a gibbon.
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The tests include an exercise stress test, such as Curry had; a scan to measure calcium in the aorta; an ultrasound of the carotid artery, the main artery in the neck; a blood test to measure C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation in the body; and an ankle-brachial index, which measures blood pressure in the arm and also in the ankle and compares the difference.