Peripheral arterial disease progression and ankle brachial index: a cohort study with newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract Background Little is known about the evolution of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) since diagnosis and its association with glycemic and lipid control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Objective Evaluate the actual criteria to start screening PAD with ankle-brachial index (...

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Main Authors: João Soares Felício, Franciane Trindade Cunha de Melo, Giovana Miranda Vieira, Vitória Teixeira de Aquino, Fernanda de Souza Parente, Wanderson Maia da Silva, Nivin Mazen Said, Emanuele Rocha da Silva, Ana Carolina Contente Braga de Souza, Maria Clara Neres Iunes de Oliveira, Gabriela Nascimento de Lemos, Ícaro José Araújo de Souza, Angélica Leite de Alcântara, Lorena Vilhena de Moraes, João Felício Abrahão Neto, Natércia Neves Marques de Queiroz, Neyla Arroyo Lara Mourão, Pedro Paulo Freire Piani, Melissa de Sá Oliveira dos Reis, Karem Mileo Felício
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02722-6