Lower extremity artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

• Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology Vol. 26; no. 2_suppl; p. 114
• Main Authors: Buso, Giacomo, Aboyans, Victor, Mazzolai, Lucia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2019
• Subjects: cardiovascular prevention; diabetes; Lower extremity artery disease

Among all peripheral arterial diseases, lower extremity arterial disease is a serious condition in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus, associated with important disability, cardiovascular risk, and socio-economic burden. Patients with both conditions generally display poorer prognosis of affecte...