Peripheral arterial disease

Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease

Description of Peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease (medical condition): Disease of arteries supplying the legs or sometimes arms.

See also:

Peripheral vascular disease:
  »Introduction: Peripheral vascular disease
  »Symptoms of Peripheral vascular disease
  »Causes of Peripheral vascular disease
  »Tests for Peripheral vascular disease
  »Treatments for Peripheral vascular disease

Peripheral arterial disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Peripheral arterial disease:

• Arterial disease
• Peripheral
• Arterial

Peripheral arterial disease as a Disease

Peripheral arterial disease: Another name for Peripheral vascular disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Peripheral vascular disease
  »Symptoms of Peripheral vascular disease
  »Causes of Peripheral vascular disease
  »Treatments for Peripheral vascular disease

Causes of Peripheral arterial disease

Some of the causes of Peripheral arterial disease are included in the list below:

• Atherosclerosis
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Raynaud's Phenomenon
• Buerger's disease

See full list of 6 causes of Peripheral arterial disease (Peripheral vascular disease)

Symptoms of Peripheral arterial disease (Peripheral vascular disease)

Some of the symptoms of Peripheral arterial disease incude:

• Leg pain
• Leg pain worse with exercise
• Leg pain relieved by rest
• Leg pain at rest
• Pale leg

See full list of 21 symptoms of Peripheral arterial disease (Peripheral vascular disease)

Treatments for Peripheral arterial disease (Peripheral vascular disease)

Treatments for Peripheral arterial disease (Peripheral vascular disease) include:

• Treatment of any underlying cause
• Lifestyle changes
  • Quit smoking
  • Foot care - to avoid foot ulcers
• Medications

See full list of 9 treatments for Peripheral arterial disease

Treatment of Peripheral arterial disease: For more treatment information about Peripheral arterial disease, see treatment of Peripheral vascular disease (Peripheral arterial disease)

Peripheral arterial disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Peripheral arterial disease:

• Smoking
• Diabetes
• Thromboanitis obliterans
• Prolonged immobilization
• Cancer
• Surgeries
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Intermittent claudication
• Phlebitis

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