Abstract:The treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in young women between 40 and 60 years of age represents a difficult challenge for the vascular surgeon. Excessive smoking, an early menopause and the unfavourable anatomic proportions of thinner arterial vessels or vein grafts during peripheral bypass-surgery lead to a higher rate of complications or re-occlusion following invasive therapy in comparison to male patients. A special anatomic manifestation appearing nearly only in women around the 6th decade is … Show more
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