Peripheral vascular disease is very common in elderly people, and careful assessment of vascular structure, function, and integrity is an important clinical skill. The peripheral vascular examination ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) means blockage in the blood supply to the leg caused by cholesterol deposition and clotting. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is closely interlinked with PAD, ...

A total of 134 Caucasian subjects were initially entered into the study (median 43 years, range 13–72 years) to form a representative sample of a normal healthy population. The majority were members ...

Although atherosclerosis is a generalized metabolic disorder, the plaque tends to build up at bifurcations of major vessels, including in the lower extremities. Here, the superficial femoral artery ...