May 13, 2021 WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Atrial fibrillation (AF) can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to a study presented at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress hosted by the European Society of Cardiology. Ilias Kanellos, M.D., of the European University of Cyprus in Nicosia, and colleagues assessed the efficacy of having podiatrists and podologists perform foot pulse checks in their routine podiatry assessment, when encountering visual symptoms that suggest an underlying circulatory disorder in diabetes patients. Pulse palpation findings were confirmed with Doppler ultrasound wave assessments during evaluation of arterial blood supply (anterior-posterior tibial arteries and ramifications) of the diabetic foot.