Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jul 1997

Lower extremity macrovascular disease in diabetes

S AroraBeth Israel Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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FW LoGerfoBeth Israel Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-87-7-327
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Lower extremity macrovascular disease is more common and progresses more rapidly in the presence of diabetes and has a characteristic peritibial distribution with sparing of the foot arteries. The biology of the diabetic foot is compromised, thereby making it more susceptible to injury. Hence, compromises in perfusion have a greater significance, warranting an aggressive approach to revascularization.