The smallest branch of the femoral artery is the transverse branch lateral circumflex femoral artery. This branch moves laterally, or away from the midline of the body, passing over the vastus ...

Data are early, retrospective, and unlikely to influence guidelines, but interest among operators is growing, says Sameh Sayfo.

The medial femoral circumflex artery branches off from the deep femoral artery and supplies oxygenated blood to the muscles of the middle of the thigh and hip joint. The blood comes from the heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with endovascular therapy, thromboendarterectomy surgery was associated with better 1-year patency, but ...

Chrysant, who was tasked with arguing that endovascular therapy is an acceptable treatment for common femoral artery lesions, said it is important to understand the anatomy before considering a ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a narrowing or blockage of arteries that causes poor blood flow to your legs or arms. The most common cause of PAD is the buildup of plaque in blood vessels called ...

BOSTON, MA—Ultrasound guidance for femoral access does not appear to reduce bleeding or vascular complications but does reduce the risk of venipuncture and lowers the number of arterial puncture ...

Measured one way, success for peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) in the femoropopliteal arteries for patients with intermittent claudication has improved, as the need for repeat PVI appears to be ...

Advances in technology and genomics have given rise to many issues, such as the extent to which genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to the individual-level risk for coronary artery disease, and ...