| #1 | MeSH descriptor Arterial Occlusive Diseases explode all trees | 4575 |
| #2 | MeSH descriptor Peripheral Vascular Diseases explode all trees | 1953 |
| #3 | peripheral near (vascular or arter*) or atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis or PVD or PAOD or PAD | 15469 |
| #4 | arter* near occlus* | 2108 |
| #5 | obstruct* near arter* | 557 |
| #6 | MeSH descriptor Intermittent Claudication explode all trees | 617 |
| #7 | claudica* | 1213 |
| #8 | (limb* or leg) near isch* | 649 |
| #9 | (#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8) | 19418 |
| #10 | MeSH descriptor Stents explode all trees | 2134 |
| #11 | stent* | 3519 |
| #12 | (#10 OR #11) | 3519 |
| #13 | (#9 AND #12) | 668 |