Open AccessDiabetes mellitus and outcomes of lower extremity revascularization for peripheral artery disease
Author(s) -
Nipun Bhandari,
Jonathan Newman,
Jeffrey S. Berger,
Nathaniel R. Smilowitz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european heart journal. quality of care and clinical outcomes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.766
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2058-5225
pISSN - 2058-1742
DOI - 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa095
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , amputation , myocardial infarction , revascularization , confidence interval , critical limb ischemia , arterial disease , coronary artery disease , stroke (engine) , cardiology , surgery , vascular disease , mechanical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
The impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on outcomes of lower extremity revascularization (LER) for peripheral artery disease (PAD) is uncertain. We characterized associations between DM and post-procedural outcomes in PAD patients undergoing LER.