This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of vorapaxar, a PAR-1 antagonist, was associated with reduced acute limb ischemia in patients with ...

Acute limb ischemia occurs due to a sudden decrease in the blood flow to a limb, resulting in a potential threat to the viability of the extremity. Unfortunately, the threat is not only to the limb, ...

Acute limb ischemia means a sudden lack of blood flow to a limb because of a blood clot thrombosis or embolism and this health condition is commonly seen in people belonging to all age groups. This ...

In a real-world setting, the downstream demands on healthcare resources entailed by first-line use of catheter-directed thrombolysis in nonembolic acute limb ischemia (ALI) make it a less ...

Patients with peripheral artery disease who have undergone lower-extremity revascularization are at high risk for major adverse limb and cardiovascular events. The efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, today announced that early ...

BEAUFORT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concludes that ALI represents a substantial market opportunity for pharmaceutical and interventional therapies. “Although ...

Patients undergoing surgical revascularization for critical limb ischemia do not benefit from a ‘controlled reperfusion’ strategy aimed at minimizing reperfusion injury, according to data from a ...

Surmodics (SRDX) announced that results from an analysis of 160 real-world patients with symptomatic infrainguinal limb ischemia from its PROWL ...

Ischemia requiring hospital admission is associated with an elevated risk of limb amputation, cardiovascular events and death. Around 20% of patients will require amputation.1 The incidence of acute ...

Acute limb ischemia (ALI) results from a sudden obstruction in the arterial flow to the extremity due to an embolism or thrombosis. Embolic problems result in a greater degree of ischemia than ...