SAN FRANCISCO — In a session focused on lower-extremity intervention in superficial femoral artery and popliteal disease, one presenter highlighted possible treatment approaches in two ...

Patients with a rare genetic disease suffer from calcification in their arteries—like this cross-section of one calcified popliteal artery. Now, researchers may have identified the mechanism behind ...

Histological section of a calcified popliteal artery from an ACDC (arterial calcification due to deficiency of CD73) patient. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) affects an artery behind the knee. Learn about symptoms and causes of the condition, treatment options, and more.

Popliteal artery aneurysm. When you experience a weakness in the popliteal artery, it can cause a pulsatile mass you can often feel. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES).

She underwent a bypass surgery, which rerouted blood flow through the popliteal artery. But while recovering, Prindle realized something was wrong. "I was just experiencing more pain than ever.

Coronary-artery calcification serves as a marker of calcified atheroma and total plaque burden. 7,8,13,16 The presence of calcium in atherosclerotic lesions reflects the progression from simple ...

In particular, there is high risk of medial artery calcification with increased age and hyperglycemia, where the arteries are not occluded, but stiffened.

Under fluoroscopic guidance, a stent-graft device is inserted into the femoral artery using standard catheter and guidewire techniques. Care is taken to ensure adequate length of anchoring stent in ...

Looking at images of their own calcified coronary arteries may be a wake-up call for patients with newly diagnosed coronary artery disease to change their lifestyles, reveals new research.

Current evidence on endovascular stent-grafting of popliteal aneurysms is limited in quantity but shows no major safety concerns. Evidence on efficacy is inadequate because it is limited to the ...