Arterial thromboembolic (TE) events, rare in the neonatal period, may lead to irreversible organ damage and loss of limbs. 1 We are reporting the case of a newborn infant with acute arterial ...

COVID-19 is associated with life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs, according to a study published in Radiology. Researchers said COVID-19 patients with symptoms of inadequate blood ...

March 2, 2005 — Pulse oximetry of the toes may be as accurate as ankle-brachial index (ABI) for the screening of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to ...

The use of IVUS imaging can guide operators in a variety of clinical scenarios involving lower-extremity arterial and venous peripheral interventions, according to a new international consensus ...

The diagnosis of a lower extremity glomus tumor (GT) is often delayed owing to the lack of awareness and low level of suspicion by the treating physician. GT is thought to arise from cutaneous ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty ...

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 ...

Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Surgery (with tenure), Biomedical Informatics (adjunct), Population Health Sciences (adjunct), and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He grew up ...

The majority of elderly nursing home patients who undergo surgical or endovascular revascularization for lower-extremity PAD are unlikely to have improvements in function, and a high percentage will ...

In normal conditions, contraction of lower extremity muscles and working intraluminal valves promote the forward flow of blood within veins. In venous insufficiency, reflux and/or obstruction in the ...