Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe complication of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD occurs when plaque builds up in blood vessels that deliver blood from the heart to other areas. CLI ...

For patients with chronic, limb-threatening ischemia due to atherosclerosis that affects the arteries below the knee, a revascularization strategy using endovascular treatment as the first option was ...

Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia appeared safe and led to limb salvage and wound healing in most cases, the PROMISE II study showed.

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one reason causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland show ...

The objective of this study was to review a single center's experience of upper limb revascularization over 20 years. All patients undergoing operative or endovascular upper limb revascularization ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had repercussions for patients with peripheral artery disease that range from increased amputations to payoffs in terms of efforts to keep patients out of hospitals while ...

The micro X-ray CT was established through joint engineering and medical research, and allows for the visualization of tiny structures in three dimensions. By examining the blood vessels of mice in ...

A study documents poor outcomes among hospitalized patients with kidney failure and critical limb ischemia who did not receive dialysis. Critical limb ischemia is common among patients with end-stage ...

Mark W. Feinberg, MD, cardiologist with the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the senior author of a paper published in the ...