Can vascular pathology in cerebral and coronary fields predict peripheral artery disease in a cohort of diabetic patients?

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder of absolute or relative insulin deficiency, is characterized by micro and macro-vascular complications. This process of vascular pathology proceeds at a uniform rate throughout the body. Eventually it may be manifested as atherosclerotic changes in cerebral, coronary and peripheral arteries Variables like central adiposity, altered metabolism, elevated blood pressure, proteinuria causes resistance