The progression rate of peripheral arterial disease in patients with intermittent claudication: a systematic review

A Mizzi, K Cassar, C Bowen, C Formosa - Journal of foot and ankle …, 2019 - Springer
Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is the most common symptom of peripheral arterial
disease and is generally treated conservatively due to limited prognostic evidence to …

Imaging of small animal peripheral artery disease models: recent advancements and translational potential

JB Lin, EH Phillips, TAE Riggins, GS Sangha… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a broad disorder encompassing multiple forms of arterial
disease outside of the heart. As such, PAD development is a multifactorial process with a …

Thermographic patterns of the upper and lower limbs: baseline data

A Gatt, C Formosa, K Cassar… - … journal of vascular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To collect normative baseline data and identify any significant differences
between hand and foot thermographic distribution patterns in a healthy adult population …

[HTML][HTML] A critical evaluation of existing diabetic foot screening guidelines

C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam - The review of diabetic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To evaluate critically the current guidelines for foot screening in patients with diabetes,
and to examine their relevance in terms of advancement in clinical practice, improvement in …

Establishing differences in thermographic patterns between the various complications in diabetic foot disease

A Gatt, O Falzon, K Cassar, C Ellul… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To evaluate the potential of thermography as an assessment tool for the detection of
foot complications by understanding the variations in temperature that occur in type 2 …

The identification of higher forefoot temperatures associated with peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus as detected by thermography

A Gatt, K Cassar, O Falzon, C Ellul, KP Camilleri… - Primary care …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aims The purpose of this study was to investigate whether heat emitted from the feet of
patients with type 2 diabetes (DM) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) differed from those …

The application of medical thermography to discriminate neuroischemic toe ulceration in the diabetic foot

A Gatt, O Falzon, K Cassar… - … journal of lower …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to determine whether thermal imaging can detect temperature differences
between healthy feet, nonulcerated neuroischemic feet, and neuroischemic feet with toe …

Agreement of clinical tests for the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease

YM Azzopardi, A Gatt, N Chockalingam, C Formosa - Primary care diabetes, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study was to compare different screening modalities in the detection of
PAD in a primary care setting. Methods Fifty participants living with Type 2 diabetes were …

Improving Physical, Physiological, and Psychological Health Outcomes in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers–State of the Art

P Vas, N Chockalingam - Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Diabetic foot disease is a complex and challenging complication of diabetes mellitus, which
imposes a significant burden of disease on patients, their carers, and the wider health …

Thermographic characteristics of the diabetic foot with peripheral arterial disease using the angiosome concept

M Carabott, C Formosa, A Mizzi… - Experimental and …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Aim To compare temperature changes following a challenge of limb elevation, in 3 forefoot
angiosomes between type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without peripheral arterial …