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Effect of temperature on digital systolic pressures in lower limb in arterial disease.

Author(s) -

Anna M. Sawka,

S A Carter

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.85.3.1097

Subject(s) - medicine , arteriosclerosis obliterans , ankle , amputation , tourniquet , skin temperature , cardiology , blood pressure , surgery , arteriosclerosis , posterior tibial artery , lower limb , nuclear medicine , anatomy , artery , biomedical engineering

Toe pressures correlate with the chances of healing of skin lesions and with the risk of amputation and mortality. They are not affected by incompressibility of the tibial vessels, which may render ankle pressures inaccurate and reflect the overall arterial obstruction down to the digits. Digital pressures, however, may be affected by temperature.

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