Use of the ankle-brachial index combined with the percentage of mean arterial pressure at the ankle to improve prediction of all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study
Abstract Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the lower extremities is a common complication of type 2 diabetes and has been shown to be associated with mortality. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a simple noninvasive method to screen PAD, but this method has limited sensitivity. We hypoth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01149-7 |