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 ...

A research team has developed a bimodal photoacoustic/ ultrasound imaging technology for the human foot. Our body is like a sophisticated network with a myriad of peripheral blood vessels connected ...

Learn about peripheral artery disease and its effects on blood flow. We explain symptoms, risk factors, and treatments to ...

Systolic blood pressure is measured by Doppler ultrasonography in each arm and in the dorsalis pedis (DP) and posterior tibial (PT) arteries in each ankle. The higher of the two arm pressures is ...

A multidisciplinary panel of cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, and other experts has issued appropriate use guidelines to help clinicians make decisions when ordering initial and ...

Cardiovascular disease comprises a group of diseases that either affects the heart or the blood vessels carrying blood throughout the body. One such condition that’s commonly found among Indians is ...

The subclavian arteries are usually palpable along the medial portion of the supraclavicular fossa. In patients receiving hemodialysis, a bruit may be heard on the side ipsilateral to a vascular ...