The first trial, the Rochester study, [10] randomly assigned 114 patients with acute, limb-threatening ischemia to thrombolysis with urokinase in 57 patients or to immediate operation in 57 patients.

Acute limb ischemia (ALI) results from a sudden obstruction in the arterial flow to the extremity due to an embolism or thrombosis. Embolic problems result in a greater degree of ischemia than ...

The case is reported of a 32 year old woman with acute on chronic upper limb ischaemia due to thrombus from a cervical rib that had compressed the right subclavian artery of her dominant hand after ...

Medical therapy is critical in preventing the worst complications of peripheral artery disease (PAD), among them heart attack ...