Diabetic foot ulcers linked with higher risk of death, heart attack and stroke

DFUs are associated with a 1.89-fold greater risk of death, 2.22-fold risk of cardiac-related death, and a 1.41-fold greater risk of fatal stroke. Bad odds.

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