There are two different surgeries to unblock the femoral artery, femoral popliteal bypass and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the femoral arteries. Claudication can be a symptom of ...

the popliteal and pedal pulses being absent. An important clue to the diagnosis to differentiate this condition from embolus is the palpation of the superficial femoral artery for varying ...

Sometimes the graft is a man-made blood vessel. The graft will carry blood from the femoral artery in your groin to the tibial artery in your lower leg or foot. This surgery is also known as ...

has announced the enrolment of the first patient in the FUTURE SFA (Randomized Controlled Trial of First SirolimUs CoaTed Balloon VersUs StandaRd Balloon Angioplasty in The TrEatment of Superficial ...

Stents are usually implanted in the femoral artery in the thigh or the popliteal artery in the back of the knee. The dual-component stent comprises a single-wire nitinol stent with flexible ...

in the superficial femoral or popliteal artery (or both). The total treated lesion length had to be 15 cm or less, and the reference diameter of the target vessel had to be 4 to 6 mm. The complete ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare condition affecting the artery in the back of the knee. It causes pain in the lower legs during exercise. The popliteal artery runs behind the ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare condition caused by external compression of the popliteal artery, usually owing to an aberrant course of the gastrocnemius muscle. The syndrome ...

Chronic diseases that damage the endothelial lining or slow blood flow can raise the chances of femoral vein thrombosis. Some examples include: This refers to the blockage of the pulmonary artery.

(At the knee, the femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery). If you want to feel your femoral artery working, Gundry says there’s a little trick you can try. Ready? Use your thumb and ...