THE extensive clinical experience now reported has demonstrated the value of a surgical approach in the management of peripheral arterial diseases. The use of bypass procedures by Crawford et al. 1 ...

Cholesterol buildup in your arteries can cause serious leg problems. Discover how peripheral artery disease affects millions ...

A 64-year-old obese female patient was admitted with severe pain, paresthesia, and numbness of the left leg. At clinical examination, the leg was cold and the pulses of the popliteal and the dorsalis ...

Artery occlusion results in very serious gangrene in the legs and hands. There are some reports that MSCs and hematopoietic stem cells can make new blood vessel around ischemic lesions. We made animal ...

Q: For some time, I have had high cholesterol and claudication in my legs, causing pain when I walk. I hesitate to join my church's walking club because I won't be able to keep up. Can you suggest ...

(UPDATED) For patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography, manual and mechanical compression of the puncture site result in similar rates of radial artery occlusion, although the time ...

BOSTON, MA—For patients undergoing transradial coronary procedures, a short course of rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer/Janssen) reduces the rate of radial artery occlusion without significantly increasing ...

This interview is a translation of a video blog posted on Medscape France. It has been edited for clarity. Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD: Hello. Today, I would like to address a subject that many ...

AS A result of Goldblatt's studies on experimental hypertension, reported in 1937, 1 there has been a revival of interest and investigation in renal-artery occlusion as a cause of hypertension in man.