Simple Foot Test Detects Heart Rhythm Disorder in Diabetic Patients by Colleen Fleiss on April 24, 2021 at 1:29 PM Annual foot checks are advised for patients with diabetes This intervention has the potential to avoid strokes and preserve quality of life In patients with diabetes, heart rhythm disorder (atrial fibrillation) can be detected during annual foot assessments, revealed research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "In our study, one in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation," said study author Dr. Ilias Kanellos of the European University of Cyprus, Nicosia. "This presents an opportunity to provide treatment to prevent subsequent strokes."