Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a key reading doctors use to assess blood flow through your body. It’s related to your systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings but accounts for flow and ...

Evidence was considered from several sources, including a diagnostics assessment report and an overview of that report. Full details are in the project documents for this guidance. A patient expert ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: In your article on peripheral vascular disease, you suggested taking leg blood pressure. I did, and the readings frighten me. My left leg has a pressure of 174/127; my right leg, 157 ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Arterial disease in the lower limbs is often caused by atherosclerosis, thrombosis, or embolism. In addition, traumatic damage to the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In your article on peripheral vascular disease, you ...

Arterial and venous ulcers are two kinds of open sores found on the body. They can form on the lower extremities, such as the legs and feet. Arterial ulcers develop as a result of damage to the ...

In a new study, Vasan and colleagues [1] sought to determine whether high-normal blood pressure is associated with an increase in cardiovascular disease. They used the standard definition of ...