Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Peripheral arterial disease affecting lower limb arteries is one of the clinical manifestations …

Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease affecting microvascular and macrovascular systems
and is considered as the strongest risk factor for peripheral arterial disease. Although the …

Background In international comparisons, rates of amputations of the lower limb are
relatively high in Germany. This study aims to analyze trends in lower limb amputations over …

Background: To determine the adherence to supervised exercise training and underlying
reasons for non-adherence amongst patients with inpatient treatment of symptomatic lower …

Background: The healing of foot wounds in patients with diabetes mellitus is frequently
complicated by critical limb threatening ischemia (neuro-ischemic diabetic foot syndrome …

Background The standard treatment of occlusive processes of the femoral artery bifurcation
is thrombendarterectomy (TEA). Endovascular techniques (ENDO) have recently been put …

Arterial and venous insufficiency are two major causes of chronic wounds with different
etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations. With recent advancements in clinical …

Objectives: Summarize the technique of Duplex imaging of peripheral arteries. Review the
protocols of Duplex imaging of peripheral arteries. Explain the interpretation of Duplex …

Background The conservative treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), as
recommended in current guidelines, encompasses measures such as lifestyle modification …

While being a relatively prevalent condition particularly among aging patients, peripheral
arterial disease (PAD) of lower extremities commonly goes undetected or misdiagnosed due …