Ankle brachial index as a surrogate to vascular imaging in evaluation of peripheral artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is common in persons with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and contributes significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Controversy exists regarding the utility of ankle brachial index (ABI) for clinical diagnosis of PAD in persons with diabetes. The aim...

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Autores principales: Ugwu, Ejiofor, Anyanwu, Anthony, Olamoyegun, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33407158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01821-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33407158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01821-6

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