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Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity

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The overwhelming majority of vascular disease of the lower extremities is secondary to atherosclerosis. Depending on the severity of the vascular lesions and the existing collateral circulation, symptoms generally follow a continuum ranging from claudication to rest pain to frank gangrene with tissue loss. A primary goal of the vascular surgeon is the preservation of limb function by risk factor management and appropriate timing of vascular reconstruction.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

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  3. Departments of Surgery and Public Health, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

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  5. Departments of Surgery and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

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  6. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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  7. Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

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  8. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Stephen F. Lowry MD, MBA, FACS (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  9. Department of Surgery, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Sean J. Mulvihill MD, FACS (Professor and Chair, Senior Director of Clinical Affairs) (Professor and Chair, Senior Director of Clinical Affairs)

  10. Huntsman Cancer Institute, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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  11. Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

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    Robert W. Thompson MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery (Section of Vascular Surgery), Vice-Chairman for Research) (Professor of Surgery (Section of Vascular Surgery), Vice-Chairman for Research)

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Golden, M.A. (2008). Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity. In: Norton, J.A., et al. Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68113-9_67

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