Symptomatology and Anatomic Patterns of Peripheral Vascular Disease: Differing Impact of Smoking and Diabetes

A cross-sectional survey on the lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour of Basotho patients with diabetes

“…Intermittent claudication is strongly associated with smoking. 22 Asymptomatic peripheral vascular disease also has been found to be associated with diabetes and smoking. 23 The American Heart Association suggests that when a smoking patient has diabetes, the risk of cardiovascular disease doubles.…”

Lower Extremity Revascularization in Diabetes

“…The anatomic pattern of vascular disease in diabetes has been well described 27 and is characterized by atherosclerosis of the infrageniculate arteries with relative sparing of the pedal arteries, which has allowed for successful arterial reconstruction to these vessels. Our study confirms this finding.…”

Long-term outcomes of diabetic patients undergoing endovascular infrainguinal interventions

“…16 The higher prevalence of tibial disease in DM may contribute to early failure: recent studies have reported 1-year PP of 50% after tibial PTA/stent. 15 It is common for diabetic patients to have multilevel disease resulting in a higher incidence of critical limb ischemia than their nondiabetic counterparts.…”