The dorsalis pedis artery carries oxygenated blood to the foot. A weak or absent pulse at this artery may indicate peripheral artery disease.

Possible causes include anxiety, fever, exercise, and an overactive thyroid gland. Though most causes of a bounding pulse are ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body that carry blood away from the heart and throughout the body. There are ...

Experts say a medical pedicure, or a medi-pedi, is a waterless service performed by a licensed podiatrist to help heal cracked, dry feet, calluses, and more.

Data analysis was performed on IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump) patients for the use of anticoagulants, pulse of dorsalis pedis artery, D-dimer data, and coagulation function. According to the ...

In cases where the radial artery was not readily available for placement, the dorsalis pedis artery was used (Figure 1). The EcoBP board was taped down onto the skin using Transpore tape (3M, ...

Quick Takes Medial artery calcification is associated with lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes and/or peripheral artery disease. The presence of infrapopliteal medial artery calcification ...

Figure 3: Upper part: latero-lateral and antero-posterior radiographic projections of the foot indicating the five pre-defined vascular sites for evaluation to determine MAC score: 1) dorsalis pedis ...

It has been reported that locating the dorsalis pedis pulse is difficult with existing variability among examiners when compared with another distal foot pulse examination. Ill-defined landmarks and a ...