Toe brachial index and not ankle brachial index is appropriate in initial evaluation of peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes

Toe brachial index and not ankle brachial index is appropriate in initial evaluation of peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes

Abstract Background Non-invasive clinic-based tools for assessing PAD are not without limitations. Therefore, costly tests like Doppler study, CT angiography and MR angiography are often required to make a diagnosis. Ankle brachial index (ABI), commonly used for assessment of PAD, has high false pos...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Singhania, Tapas Chandra Das, Chiranjit Bose, Asif Mondal, Rana Bhattacharjee, Archana Singh, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Subhankar Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes
Peripheral arterial disease
Toe brachial index
Ankle brachial index
CT angiography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-024-01291-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-024-01291-2

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