Correlation between type 2 diabetes mellitus and ankle-brachial index in a geographically specific Greek population without peripheral arterial disease

Correlation between type 2 diabetes mellitus and ankle-brachial index in a geographically specific Greek population without peripheral arterial disease

Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) remains one of the fastest growing and most challenging medical diseases today. The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is the ratio of ankle systolic blood pressure divided by brachial systolic pressure. Generally, ABI has a high specificity and sensitivity for the diagnos...

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Main Authors: G. Koufopoulos, K. Pafili, N. Papanas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House Zaslavsky 2019-10-01
Series:Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus
ankle-brachial index
diagnosis
peripheral arterial disease
Online Access:http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/186053

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