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In a retrospective study evaluating circulating fatty acid synthase (cFAS) as a biomarker for peripheral artery disease (PAD) ...

THE treatment of the patient with peripheral arterial insufficiency is increasingly successful. During the course of the disease, however, the physician is frequently called upon to resolve problems ...

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 ...

Lower-extremity ulcers are very common, with an estimated prevalence of 1 to 2% among U.S. adults, 1 and they have a major effect on public health. Lower-extremity ulcers are divided into two groups — ...

Digital subtraction angiography remains the gold standard by which other imaging modalities are compared. However, it is the most costly of imaging strategies, involves iodinated contrast ...

Buerger's test helps determine lower-extremity arterial insufficiency. Have the patient lie supine and raise the leg above the level of the head. If the sole of the foot becomes pale then the test is ...

The chief job of your veins is to carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart where it is re-oxygenated and pumped back through the body. Veins play an important role in your health, but ...