Ultrasound-detected tibial artery calcification as a marker of cardiovascular and lower-limb risk in asymptomatic patients with type-2diabetes.

Laurence SalleJulien MagneAngeladine Kenne MalahaLucie ChastaingtSophie GalinatAnne DrutelPhilippe LacroixMarie-Pierre Teissier-ClémentVictor Aboyans

Published in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2023)

Ultrasound-detected MAC on tibial arteries seems to be a determinant of both CV and lower-limb events, independent from ABI. MAC helps to refine the CV risk in patients with normal ABI.

Keyphrases

lower limb
total knee arthroplasty
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
computed tomography
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction