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 ...

A total of 20 subjects (HBP group) with prehypertension (systolic BP (SBP): 130–139 mm Hg or diastolic BP (DBP): 84–89 mm Hg) or stage-1 hypertension (SBP: 140–159 mm Hg or DBP: 90–99 mm Hg), between ...

Chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI), also known as critical limb ischaemia, is a severe blockage in the arteries of the lower extremities. It is an advanced stage of peripheral arterial disease.

An 83-year-old patient was referred to the limb preservation clinic for complaint of ulcerations to his left leg of four weeks duration. According to the patient, the ulcerations initially appeared as ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old obese woman with high blood pressure that is being controlled with nifedipine and losartan. Over a year ago, I noticed that my small toe on my left foot was ...

The risk of developing cancer is more than three times higher during the first six months following blood clot in the leg, compared with the background population. Patients with the most acute type of ...

Poor circulation in the legs is a common, often under-recognised problem that spans a spectrum of conditions; from blocked arteries that starve tissues of oxygen, to leaking veins that allow blood to ...

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

The Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is a five-year training program that culminates in board examination eligibility and primary certification in ...