Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the legs and feet become narrowed, or occluded, by an accumulation of a fatty substance called plaque, which ...

This is caused by restricted blood flow in the lower limb arteries and is similar to experiencing a heart attack. The doctor says he sees up to seven cases of chronic or acute critical limb ...

On examination, the patient had a full complement of lower-limb pulses. A lower-limb arterial duplex scan detected bilateral popliteal artery occlusion on forced plantar flexion. As there were ...

A new report says the NHS could save millions of pounds if it avoided preventable amputations – which can be devastating to ...

which helps in opening the damaged arteries. The findings were published in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. Peter Sheehan, MD, specializes in the treatment of diabetes-related lower limb ...

[11] Recombinant urokinase (r-UK) (4000 IU per minute for 4 hours followed by 2000 IU per minute) was compared to primary operation in 544 patients with lower extremity native artery or bypass ...