Toe brachial index and not ankle brachial index is appropriate in initial evaluation of peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes

Non-invasive clinic-based tools for assessing PAD are not without limitations. Therefore, costly tests like Doppler study, CT angiography and MR angiography are often required to make a diagnosis. Ankle brachi...

Source: Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome - February 27, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Pankaj Singhania, Tapas Chandra Das, Chiranjit Bose, Asif Mondal, Rana Bhattacharjee, Archana Singh, Satinath Mukhopadhyay and Subhankar Chowdhury Tags: Research Source Type: research