The goal of this observational study is to learn about the association between cardiac valve calcification and the 1-year mortality after lower-extremity amputation in diabetic patients. Diabetic patients requiring lower-extremity amputation were retrospectively studied. Preoperative detailed anamnesis was taken. Cardiac valve calcification was assessed using echocardiography at baseline. One-year follow-up was conducted and included clinical visits, hospital record assessment, and telephone reviews to obtain the survival status of patients. Researchers compare the survival group to the mortality group to study the relationship between the cardiac valve calcification and mortality.
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The proportion of cardiac valve calcification between survival group and mortality group
Timeframe: 2017-12-1