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    Arterial insufficiency ulcers (also known as ischemic ulcers, or ischemic wounds) are mostly located on the lateral surface of the ankle or the distal...
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    of severe PAD include lower limb tissue loss (amputation), arterial insufficiency ulcers, erectile dysfunction, and gangrene. People with diabetes are...
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    healing of leg ulcers. Arterial insufficiency ulcer: mostly located on the lateral surface of the ankle or the distal digits Cortisol ulcer: caused by long...
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    swelling and ulcer formation, it is referred to as chronic venous disease. It is sometimes called chronic peripheral venous insufficiency and should not...
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  • ventricle Arterial insufficiency, insufficient blood flow through the arteries typically caused by atherosclerosis Arterial insufficiency ulcer (also known...
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    Signs and symptoms of venous ulcers include:[citation needed] Moderate pain, which improves on elevation (unlike arterial ulcers which worsen with elevation)...
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    Most disorders of the veins involve obstruction such as a thrombus or insufficiency of the valves, or both of these. Other conditions may be due to inflammation...
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    embolus. Thrombosis may occur in veins (venous thrombosis) or in arteries (arterial thrombosis). Venous thrombosis (sometimes called DVT, deep vein thrombosis)...
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    traumatic wounds, burns, and chronic ulcers (i.e.: diabetic ulcer, pressure ulcer, arterial insufficiency ulcer, venous ulcer). No conclusive evidence has been...
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    patient is deemed to have pulmonary hypertension if the pulmonary mean arterial pressure is greater than 20mmHg at rest, revised down from a purely arbitrary...
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