Critical Limb Ischemia – ‘A Threat to Life and Limb’
There’s a growing worldwide epidemic of critical limb ischemia (CLI) that threatens to disable approximately 2 million Americans, according to a 2019 study published in the jou…
CX Audience Demands Urgent Action on Quicker Diagnosis of Hurting Legs
April 23, 2021 In a roundtable discussion with the CLI Global Society, Barry Katzen (Miami, USA) stressed that, despite undiagnosed superficial or deep venous thrombo…
PAD Task Force Commends Reintroduction of ARC Act in U.S. House in Recognition of National Minority Health Month
April 21, 2021 Members of the Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Task Force – including the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), CardioVascular Coalition, CLI Glo…
CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer
Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, March 2021 On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CLI Global Society, we are honored to launch the first peer-reviewed jou…
The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia
Call For Manuscripts The first issue of CLI Global launched in November 2014 to help meet an unmet educational need in CLI. Over the years, the issue has provided data, …
An Amputation Should Never Occur Without Proper DSA
Despite recent guideline updates on peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) treatment, the optimal treatment for CLI is still debated resulting in in-con…
What You Need to Know About ICD-10-CM Codes for CLI/CLTI
Download PDF The CDC formally codified Critical Limb Ischemia/Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia as equivalent terms for 144 existing diagnosis codes. This means there are no ne…
CDC Recognizes Critical Limb Ischemia in ICD-10-CM Effective Oct. 1, 2020
Washington, October 5, 2020 – A coalition organized by the CLI Global Society announced its proposal to distinctly recognize "Critical Limb Ischemia" and "Chronic Limb Th…