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- Title
Transcutaneous oxygen tension as a potential predictor of cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: comparison with ankle-brachial index.
- Authors
Gazzaruso, Carmine; Coppola, Adriana; Falcone, Colomba; Luppi, Chiara; Montalcini, Tiziana; Baffero, Elisabetta; Gallotti, Pietro; Pujia, Arturo; Solerte, Sebastiano B; Pelissero, Gabriele; Giustina, Andrea
- Abstract
Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) measures tissue perfusion and is important in the management of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Ankle brachial index (ABI) is used for the diagnosis of PAD and represents a predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), even if in diabetes its diagnostic and predictive value seems to be reduced. No study has evaluated TcPO2 as a predictor of cardiovascular events. Aim of this longitudinal study was to assess whether TcPO2 is better than ABI at predicting MACE in type 2 diabetic patients.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 6, p1720
- ISSN
1935-5548
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc12-1401