Diseases

Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

A severe form of peripheral artery disease in which a hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue is caused by occlusion of peripheral arterial vessels. It is associated with the presence of chronic ischemic rest pain, ulceration or GANGRENE.

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Abstract

A severe form of peripheral artery disease in which a hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue is caused by occlusion of peripheral arterial vessels. It is associated with the presence of chronic ischemic rest pain, ulceration or GANGRENE.

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6 entry terms
  • Critical Limb Ischemia
  • Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
  • Ischemia, Chronic Limb-Threatening
  • Ischemia, Critical Limb
  • Limb Ischemia, Critical
  • Limb-Threatening Ischemia, Chronic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Ischemia (1975-2021)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000089802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000089802
  2. Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_limb_threatening_ischemia
  3. Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7316059