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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2004;291:809-810.

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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in individuals with diabetes is underdiagnosed and undertreated, leading to increased risk of mortality and morbidity, said researchers in a consensus statement issued by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

The researchers warned that PAD can lead to amputations of the lower limbs and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in all patients (Diabetes Care.2003;26:3333-3341). In patients with diabetes, the risks associated with PAD are even higher, said Peter Sheehan, MD, director of the Diabetes Foot and Ankle Center at the New York University School of Medicine.

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), atherosclerotic occlusive disease in the legs and feet, can lead to amputation; it is also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, especially in patients with diabetes.

"PAD in diabetes is different than PAD with other conditions," said Sheehan, who chaired the ADA . . . [Full Text of this Article]