Absence of Peripheral Pulses and Risk of Major Vascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Kamel Mohammedi,
Mark Woodward,
Sophia Zoungas,
Qiang Li,
Stephen Harrap,
Anushka Patel,
Michel Marre,
John Chalmers
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc16-1594
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , vascular disease , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , population , nephropathy , peripheral , cardiology , diabetic angiopathy , surgery , endocrinology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
The burden of vascular diseases remains substantial in patients with type 2 diabetes, requiring identification of further risk markers. We tested the absence of dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses as predictors of major macrovascular and microvascular events, death, and cognitive decline in this population.
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