In 1974, at the Medical Policlinic of the University of Zürich, German-born physician-scientist
Andreas Grüntzig (1939–1985) for the first time applied a balloon-tipped catheter to re-open …

Background Below knee amputation (BKA) may be necessary in patients with advanced
critical limb ischaemia or diabetic foot sepsis in whom no other treatment option is available …

Objective: Increasing numbers of patients use the Internet to obtain medical information. The
Internet is easily accessible, but available information is under no guidelines or regulations …

Облитерирующий атеросклероз артерий нижних конечностей является частой
причиной инвалидизации, в том числе лиц трудоспособного возраста. Большинство …

Vascular injuries to the extremities account for fewer than 1% of all traumatic injuries, and
upper extremity arterial injuries comprise 30% to 40% of all extremity arterial trauma. 1, 2 …

We consider a computational multiscale framework of a bio-chemo-mechanical model for
intimal hyperplasia. With respect to existing models, we investigate the interactions between …

Objectives To describe and assess the safety of a technique for the percutaneous retrograde
access to either the P3 segment of the popliteal artery or the tibioperoneal trunk (TPT) …

The most common cause of chronic mesenteric ischaemia is atherosclerosis which results in
limitation of blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract. This pilot study aimed to evaluate 4D flow …

Background Acute lower limb ischemia (ALI) is a limb and life-threatening condition whose
treatment largely depends on the underlying cause. The clinical distinction between the …

Coronary arteriosclerosis seriously complicates the surgical treatment of aortic diseases.
The aim of our retrospective study was to determine the incidence of coronary artery disease …