Screening of Peripheral Arterial Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Commentary Article

Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a prevalent form of atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Diagnosis and treatment of PAD is more challenging in these patients. Presence of concomitant neuropathy masks typical pain symptoms, and typical criteria for intermittent claudication are not clearly met [1]. Moreover, PAD often affects the small arteries that makes effective revascularization less successful [2]. Thus, screening and early detection of PAD are of major importance in patients with T2DM.