Lower extremity manifestations of cardiovascular disease. An update.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and its system-wide complications are numerous and complex. Many signs and symptoms of cardiovascular pathology are expressed in the lower extremities. This article addresses new research that relates the lower extremity with cardiovascular disease.
Sands
D J
DJ
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, New York, USA.
Boal
B H
BH
Grisafi
P J
PJ
DellaCorte
M P
MP
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