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Descriptor English: Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Descriptor Spanish: Isquemia Crónica que Amenaza las Extremidades
Descriptor isquemia crónica amenazante de los miembros inferiores
Entry term(s) isquemia crítica de miembros
Scope note: Forma grave de arteriopatía periférica en la que se produce una hipoperfusión de SANGRE a través de un órgano o tejido debido a oclusión de vasos arteriales periféricos. Se asocia a presencia de dolor crónico isquémico en reposo, ulceración o GANGRENA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Isquemia Crônica Crítica de Membro
Descriptor French: Ischémie chronique menaçant les membres
Entry term(s): Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia
Ischemia, Chronic Limb-Threatening
Ischemia, Critical Limb
Limb Ischemia, Critical
Limb-Threatening Ischemia, Chronic
Tree number(s): C14.907.137.126.307.500.500
C14.907.617.671.500
C23.550.291.500.298
C23.550.513.178
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000089802
Scope note: A severe form of peripheral artery disease in which a hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue is caused by occlusion of peripheral arterial vessels. It is associated with the presence of chronic ischemic rest pain, ulceration or GANGRENE.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ischemia (1975-2021)
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
DeCS ID: 59737
Unique ID: D000089802
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/03/12
Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia - Preferred
Concept UI M000744987
Scope note A severe form of peripheral artery disease in which a hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue is caused by occlusion of peripheral arterial vessels. It is associated with the presence of chronic ischemic rest pain, ulceration or GANGRENE.
Preferred term Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Entry term(s) Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia
Ischemia, Chronic Limb-Threatening
Ischemia, Critical Limb
Limb Ischemia, Critical
Limb-Threatening Ischemia, Chronic



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