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Oct 20th, 2021 - Leadless pacemaker was a promising innovation than traditional transvenous pacemaker, the procedural complications were prone to be bleeding-related. However, very few reports also concerned about the thrombus formation during the procedure. A hem...

Oct 14th, 2021 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been widely reported to be associated with increased risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). A rare and extreme manifestation of DVT is Phlegmasia c...

Oct 13th, 2021 - Raynaud's phenomenon by episodically reversible constriction of the arteries in the fingers and toes causes pain, numbness, sores, and gangrene. However, the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon is one of the clinical issues. Recent studies have show...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are rapidly progressing, life-threatening diseases associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, especially in patients 65 years or older. We aimed to evaluate clinical factors associat...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the complications of diabetes mellitus resulting from multiple causes such as neuropathy, ischemia, and infection that contribute to morbidity and amputation. The prevalence of DFU has been estimated to be 3 t...

Jun 5th, 2019 - Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with mortality, amputation, and impaired quality of life. These Global Vascular Guidelines (GVG) are focused on definition, evaluation, and management of CLTI with the goals of improving evide...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the complications of diabetes mellitus resulting from multiple causes such as neuropathy, ischemia, and infection that contribute to morbidity and amputation. The prevalence of DFU has been estimated to be 3 t...

Sep 16th, 2021 - The prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is estimated to be over 200 million. Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is considered the most advanced stage of PAD, occurring in about 10% of PAD patients. CLI patients typically present with ischemic ...

Sep 5th, 2021 - Endovascular treatment for peripheral arterial disease is commonly performed for claudication or critical limb threatening ischaemia (ischaemic rest pain, foot ulcer or gangrene). Disease is generally identified using Ankle Brachial Pressure Index...

Aug 12th, 2021 - Obliterative arterial disease of the lower limbs affects 200 million people worldwide, including approximately 40 million in Europe. This disease is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. The most common clinical sympto...

Dec 31st, 2020 - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a burdensome condition that affects 10% of the population and increases to 15-20% among those ≥70 years. In PAD, the underlying pathophysiologic process, atherosclerosis, presents itself as blockages in patient...

Oct 5th, 2021 - Bone marrow derived autologous cell therapy (ACT) has been shown to significantly reduce the rate of major amputation at 5 years in people with diabetes who developed critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). In a study of 130 patients, 64% of 42...

Jun 10th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant continues to devastate India and spread to other nations, health experts are reiterating the...

Sep 11th, 2020 - Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. 9/11 survivor John Feal's foot was crushed by a steel beam, which led to gangrene, septic shock, and partial amputation. But it's the mental trauma that has been...

Aug 7th, 2020 - Italian patients with diabetic foot ulceration (DFUs) suffered mightily during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in that country, according to a newly published study. Amid a mandatory national lockdown, the rates of amputations skyrocketed a...

Apr 1st, 2020 - The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is not well understood; however, some researchers suggest that an imbalance in calcium-phosphate homeostasis may lead to calciphylaxis; that is, elevated calcium and phosphate levels exceed their solubility and de.