Our study confirms that the increase in TcpO₂ in diabetic patients following PTA points to the physiologic significance of microvascular revascularization achieved in the treated limb and serves to assess functional improvement in tissue oxygenation obtained by PTA. The use of TcpO₂ may represent an alternative to traditional assessment of peripheral transluminal angioplasty results.
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