Vascular. 2007;15(1):5-11. According to Ballard and colleagues, factors such as female sex, superficial femoral artery occlusion, perioperative vascular complications, and hypercholesterolemia proved ...

For patients with iliac artery blockages, treatment with a self-expanding stent provides better protection against restenosis at 12 months and no reduction in safety compared with a balloon-expandable ...

ANEURYSMECTOMY with prosthetic replacement of the removed arterial segment is now commonplace, and accepted as the treatment of choice for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. We have been struck by the ...

The hypogastric artery, also called the iliac artery, provides blood flow to the organs in your pelvis. You have an abdominal aorta, which is a large artery that travels down into your pelvis, where ...

Although the formation of collaterals is classically regarded as a compensatory mechanism to bypass and thus alleviate an obstruction, the mechanism and inducement of collateral formation are unknown.

AMONG the problems that occasionally confront the vascular surgeon are acute arterial thromboses. Such thrombi in the superficial femoral artery, superimposed on atherosclerosis, often lead to ...

Portuguese rider Nuno Bico and Italian Eugenio Alafaci have been forced to retire from professional cycling due to iliac artery issues. The pair are the latest hit by a common ailment in pro cyclists, ...