Circulating Angiogenic Growth Factors in Diabetes Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Exertional Leg Pain in Ghana.

Kwame YeboahJennifer A AgyekumEric Kyei BaafourDaniel A AntwiAfua B AdjeiVincent BoimaBen Gyan

Published in: International journal of vascular medicine (2017)

Diabetes patients with PAD and exertional leg pain have imbalance in angiogenic growth factors, indicating impaired angiogenesis. In patients with exertional leg pains, Ang-2 may be an important biomarker.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
heat stress
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
pain management
neuropathic pain
glycemic control
endothelial cells
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
skeletal muscle
wound healing