Although atherosclerosis is a generalized metabolic disorder, the plaque tends to build up at bifurcations of major vessels, including in the lower extremities. Here, the superficial femoral artery ...

A multidisciplinary panel of cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, and other experts has issued appropriate use guidelines to help clinicians make decisions when ordering initial and ...

PAD Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel A review of the 2016 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines for management and diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease.

In a recent article published in PLOS One, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a ...

On the other hand, patients with ED but no clinically evident cardiovascular diseases manifest a peripheral vascular defect in endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation. This is likely to be ...

SINCE Paton and Zaimis 1 suggested the clinical potentialities and demonstrated the ganglion-blocking properties of pentamethonium (C5) and hexamethonium (C6), much interest has centered on these ...

Clues to a thoracic aneurysm include diminished blood pressure in the left are, dullness to the right of the sternum (Potain's sign), feeling a tracheal tug, and hearing a new aortic regurgitation ...