Abstract:Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease is a condition due to partial or complete occlusion of arteries excluding that of heart and brain. Lower extremity arterial disease is specific to lower limbs. Some of the patients are asymptomatic while a majority present with claudication, rest pain, ulceration or even gangrene.
Methods: We took all admitted cases of lower extremity arterial disease from January, 2015 to December 2018. ABI was used as the first clinical tool for the diagnosis of PAD in patients… Show more
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