Blood marker could help ID those at risk of debilitating peripheral artery disease (IMAGE)
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Pictured is a cross section of a peripheral artery from the leg of a patient with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a condition in which heavy plaque formation causes a severe narrowing of the arteries. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a key protein in the blood that could be measured to identify such patients earlier in the disease process, so they can be treated more quickly and avoid severe forms of the condition.
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