It is thought that multi-factors may relate to the occurence and exaggeration of arterial sclerosis in diabetes mellitus. We pointed out the calcification of peripheral arteries in the legs on X-ray photographs as a sign of arteriosclerosis, and studied its prevalence in diabetics and nondiabetics...
A 53-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND END-STAGE RENAL disease who was undergoing hemodialysis presented with fever, painful fin-ger necrosis, and nonhealing ulceration of the legs. Hand radiographs showed no evidence of osteomyelitis but did show severely calcified arteries and the loss ...
Calcificationisabuild-upofinsolublecalciumsaltsindifferentpartsofthebodywheretheyinterfere withnormalfunctioning.Thesedepositsaremostnoticeableinandaroundthejoints,butarealso foundinthearteries,kidneys,heartvalves,nervesheaths,gallbladder(asstones),glands,themiddle ear,andeventhebrain.Thesesaltscanbedepositedanywherein...
•The arterial calcification phenotype of PXE is clearly distinct from hospital controls.•If arterial calcifications in the arteries of the legs, the intracranial internal carotid artery or the arteries of the arms are present, clinicians should consider the diagnosis of PXE, especially in ...
A 59-year-old man presented with paresthesia and weakness in both legs. Plain radiography of the abdomen showed marked calcification of the wall of the abdominal aorta (Panels A and B, upper arrows) and the common iliac arteries (Panels A and B, lower arrows). These findings were ...
Calcium burden can be detected in patients using standard imaging methods. However, quantitative evaluation of calcium burden in specific arteries of the leg in PAD patients is uncommon in the clinical setting, and the association between quantified levels of vessel-specific calcium burden and ...
Only three of the patients had symptoms and signs of peripheral vascular insufficiency in the legs. Peak muscular flow after maximal work during ischaemia was reduced in the diabetic patients and decreased with increasing duration of diabetes. Medial calcification of the arteries was common, and it ...
Only three of the patients had symptoms and signs of peripheral vascular insufficiency in the legs. Peak muscular flow after maximal work during ischaemia was reduced in the diabetic patients and decreased with increasing duration of diabetes. Medial calcification of the arteries was common, and it ...
Although low ABI is a measure for the degree of stenosis in the vasculature between the aorta and the peripheral arteries in the legs [21], a cross-sectional study showed reduced arterial compliance and aortic distensibility in individuals with low ABI [22]. This suggests that besides stenosis,...