© 1967 by European Society of Cardiology
Copyright © 1967, European Society of Cardiology
On the Mechanism of Delayed Hyperaemia in the Calf Muscles in Obliterative Arterial Disease
From the Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Lund, Sweden, and the Department of Clinical Physiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Authors' Synopsis: Delayed hyperaemia in the anterior tibial muscle following exercise of this muscle combined with ischaemia of the leg is considered pathognomonic of obliterative disease of the femoral artery. The phenomenon was studied by plethysmography and by the 133Xenon clearance technique. Slow repressurization in the distal arterial tree after cessation of the ischaemia was considered to be of prime importance, but preferential supply of blood to proximal and dependent muscles also contributed.