Professional paper

Analysis of Grooup Patients with Occlusive Arterial Disease in the Femoro-Popliteal Segment in the Istria County

Igor Mirković
Davor Pikot
Nadomir Gusić
Dejvis Močenić
Mihail Poduje
Aleksandra Sinožić
Nina Beaković

Abstract

Arterial diseases nowadays represent a widespread phenomenon of epidemic character. In this work we have tried to analyze certain characteristics of patients suffering from arterial occlusive diseases in the femoro-popliteal segment. As these diseases are connected with the possible occurrence of gangrene in legs and consequently with the amputation of the lower limbs, thus considerably disabling the patients and shortening their lifetime.

Keywords

atherosclerosis; smoking; diabetes; arterial occlusive diseases

Hrčak ID:

139565

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/139565

Publication date:

27.12.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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