Ankle-Brachial Index Is Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Foot Ulcers in Asian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Ankle-Brachial Index Is Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Foot Ulcers in Asian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background and AimsThe ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an efficient tool for objectively documenting the presence of lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The predictive factors of cardiovascular events and diabetic foot ulcer were not clear from the ABI examination in Taiwanese patients...

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Main Authors: Ming-Chi Yang, Yu-Yao Huang, Sheng-Hwu Hsieh, Jui-Hung Sun, Chih-Ching Wang, Chia-Hung Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
diabetic foot
peripheral arterial disease
ankle-brachial index (ABI)
type 2 diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular complications
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.752995/full

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