Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
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ISSN: 2161-1017
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ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
Pizzato FB
Otma Clinic,
Rua Bocaiuva, 2468 - Florianopolis / SC
Brazil
Research Article
Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease as a Development Factor of Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetic Patients
Author(s): Pizzato FB and Marques JLBPizzato FB and Marques JLB
Peripheral arterial disease incidence is getting higher in the last years. This is explained due to higher life expectancy of the population, smoking persistence and the high incidence of obese, hypertension e diabetes. In diabetic patients specifically, cardiovascular disease is one of the main cause of morbimortality and the peripheral arterial disease has a huge importance on it. And as known, one of the principal complications of diabetes is the peripheral neuropathy, which may be more aggressive due to peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients. That is the background for this paper... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1017.1000281