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ArticleArchives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases2018

Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease among diabetic patients in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and associated risk factors.

Stephanie Gonzalez Mejias, Kamleshun Ramphul

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Article in Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephanie Gonzalez MejiasTreatment Unit, National Institute of Diabetes affiliated to the University Iberoamericana UNIBE, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Kamleshun RamphulShanghai Xin Hua Hospital affiliated to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Universidad Iberoamericana · DO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a major risk factor of coronary artery disease and a major complication of atherosclerosis. Peripheral arterial disease can be diagnosed with simple and low cost techniques. There are major risk factors of PAD that have been studied for different countries. However, no such study has been done for the Dominican Republic. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of PAD and the risk factors among patients with diabetes in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. MATERIAL AND

methodsSix hundred randomly chosen patients with previously diagnosed diabetes were enrolled in our study. Their blood pressure and ankle brachial index were calculated and a questionnaire was provided to gather information regarding gender, age, weight, ethnicity, known duration of diabetes along with any history of smoking, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. A physical examination was also done to assess for any active diabetic ulcers, previous foot ulcers and non-traumatic amputation. A microfilament test was conducted to check for peripheral neuropathy.

resultsEighty-four diabetic patients were diagnosed with PAD with a prevalence of 14% in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Statistically significant associations (

conclusionsDiabetic patients who are either female, have active foot ulcers, a history of past foot ulcer, non-traumatic amputation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia or peripheral neuropathy are more at risk of developing PAD.

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diabetesDominican Republicperipheral arterial diseaserisk factorsSanto Domingo

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