Livedoid vasculopathy is a rare, chronic occlusive disease of vessels supporting the upper layers of the skin. It is characterized by purpuric maculae and recurrent painful ulcerations mostly affecting the lower leg. These ulcerations occur episodically ...

Patients with peripheral arterial disease have a high rate of cardiac, cerebrovascular, or pulmonary comorbidities. Peripheral arterial surgical interventions are associated with a moderate to high perioperative cardiac risk. Simple clinical scoring ...

Background: Beyond pharmacological, endovascular and surgical treatment strategies for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), therapeutic angiogenesis has been advocated to relieve symptoms and support limb salvage, in particular in patients with critical ...

Background: Advances in stent technology have widened the field of indications for stent treatment of femoro-popliteal artery lesions, however the use of stents in bending arterial segments is restricted because some first- and second-generation nitinol ...

Background: The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) is a short, easy to complete, disease-specific questionnaire to assess intermittent claudication. A Spanish version of the WIQ for Hispanic Americans has recently been validated in Texas, but it needs ...

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the haemodynamic significance of popliteal vein compression by full knee extension. Patients and methods: We examined patients without a history of previous deep vein thrombosis with the knee slightly flexed ...

Background: Clinical experience indicates that edema often remain undiagnosed. The aim of this study was to examine how much time passes between important events in the ‘patient journey’ and what predicts delayed consultation and diagnosis. Patients and ...