Peripheral Vascular Disease in Diabetics—An Angiographic Study.

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Meeting Abstracts1 May 1972Peripheral Vascular Disease in Diabetics—An Angiographic Study.William Jennings, M.D., Fred W. Whitehouse, M.D., F.A.C.P., Roger F. Smith, M.D.William Jennings, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Fred W. Whitehouse, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, Roger F. Smith, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-5-858_4 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAre diabetics who are prone to diffuse atherosclerotic disease candidates for peripheral angioplasty? The records of 102 diabetics who had translumbar aortograms during the 1965 to 1968 period because of symptomatic peripheral vascular disease (intermittent claudication, ischemic rest pain, or pedal ulceration or gangrene, or both, were reviewed. Of 56 diabetics who had potentially operable vascular lesions, 37 underwent angioplastic surgery (aortoiliofemoral bypass, 17; femoropopliteal bypass, 17; other, three) and 19 others either refused surgery or were followed medically. An endangered foot was saved in nine patients, and a total of 28 operations were deemed successful (relief of the major... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Mich. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1972Volume 76, Issue 5Page: 858-859KeywordsAngioplastyLesionsPeripheral vascular diseaseUlcersVascular surgery Issue Published: 1 May 1972 PDF downloadLoading ...