Education Topic: Peripheral arterial interventions

You will see brief illustrations of various arterial interventions with the help of images recorded by the operator during the procedure. They are intended to introduce you to the nature, merits, and demerits of an intervention.

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Peripheral arterial revascularization

What is peripheral arterial disease? An artery carries blood away from the heart, while a vein carries blood to it (except the pulmonary artery which carries blood to the lungs from the heart). Conditions like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and high cholesterol, especially when controlled poorly, and cigarette smoking damage arteries over time. In time, the […]