Prevalence of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease among diabetic patients and its relationship with quality of life (qol) in primary care: a single centre experience

• Main Authors: Ab Hamid, Nurhayati, K. A., Nur Diyana, M. S., Muhaimin, Othman, Faidzal, Mahno, Noor Ezmas, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Norhisham Azmi, Ahmad, Azrin Waheedy, Othman, Ahmad Faidzal
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69348/1/69348_Prevalence%20of%20lower%20extremity%20peripheral%20arterial%20disease%20among%20diabetic%20patients.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69348/2/69348_Prevalence%20of%20lower%20extremity%20peripheral%20arterial%20disease%20among%20diabetic%20patients_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69348/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_supp/Final-Supplement-ECSS-2018-PDF-01.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Peripheral Occlusive Arterial Disease (POAD) is an important cardiovascular morbidity especially among diabetics. The goal of the treatment is to improve patients’ quality of life (QoL) starting by quantifying the disease burden in our population especially among high risk group such...