CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a chronic and progressive condition caracterized by the narrowing or occlusion of the arteries that supply the lower limbs, caused by the formation of cholesterol plaques in the extremities of these vessels, thereby reducing their lumen. This results in decreased distal blood flow, causing intermittent claudication, resting pain, and trophic lesions. R…