The anterior tibial artery is located in the lower leg, running from the popliteal fossa just behind the knee down along ... Rarely, both the anterior and posterior tibial arteries are absent and ...

At first, Province thought his non-healing foot wound was just a minor issue when he visited the podiatrist, but doctors discovered a 99% blockage in one of his lower leg arteries. He needed ...

Also known as PAD, it occurs when the arteries that deliver blood to the ... When there is significant blockage to an artery, it can be necessary to measure the blood pressure in the big toe.

If many coronary arteries are severely narrowed, you may need to have coronary bypass graft surgery. This involves a healthy blood vessel from a different part of your body being attached (grafted) ...

The BHF notes that if cholesterol is causing your leg arteries to become "clogged", you might feel leg pain, a condition known as claudication and indicative of peripheral arterial disease (PAD ...

A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls makes the arteries narrow and can restrict blood flow. A complete blockage ... transplant and a leg amputation.

Coronary artery disease, CAD, is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the ... part of your body-- commonly from the lower leg, arm, or chest-- and relocate it to your heart.

They may include weakness or numbness in the face, hand, arm, or leg, vision changes, and/or slurred speech ... TIAs are caused by the same disease processes that produce stroke—blockage of the ...