‘Amplified’ cardiovascular risk for people with severe diabetic foot ulcer and chronic kidney disease – EDFN

‘Amplified’ cardiovascular risk for people with severe diabetic foot ulcer and chronic kidney disease – EDFN

There is an “urgent need” for targeted interventions for people with both diabetic foot ulcer and chronic kidney disease who face a greater risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, researchers say. A new study set out to examine the combined impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ulcer severity on incident cardiovascular events in people with diabetes-related foot ulceration. Describing this particular group of people as “very high risk”…