Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

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Under ischemic conditions, the deficiency of oxygenated blood supply to the myocardium makes the energy requirements of the heart impossible to satisfy. Several metabolic alterations derive from ...

For stable patients with chronic total occlusion (CTOs), treatment with an invasive strategy that includes coronary revascularization does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or myocardial ...

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For patients with stable obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and objective evidence of myocardial ischemia, adding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to medical therapy does not reduce the ...

Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) require revascularization to improve limb perfusion and thereby limit the risk of amputation. It is uncertain whether an initial strategy of ...

Approximately 20% of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia have no revascularization options, leading to above-ankle amputation. Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is a ...