1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Govt. Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram
2Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Govt. Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri
3Retd. Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*Corresponding author: Dr. G Kannan, M.D., Department of Physiology, Govt. Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri Mobile no: 09884549772, E-Mail ID: drkannan2008@yahoo.in
Online published on 2 August, 2016.
To study the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
This study was conducted on 100 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus inclusive of both sexes with age group above 40 years, from the outpatients of Department of Diabetology. Ankle brachial index involves measuring of systolic blood pressures in the ankles (dorsalispedis and posterior tibial arteries) and arms (brachial artery) using a 5–10MHz hand held Doppler and a blood pressure cuff, then calculating a ratio.
The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in the above study group based on ankle brachial index using hand held Doppler was 5%.
Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral arterial disease, Hand Doppler, Ankle brachial index
