A Personal Account of All the Details
© Edward G. Roberts
Introduction
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), also called peripheral artery disease (PAD), usually afflicts people over age fifty. PVD refers to any disease of the human circulatory system not involving the brain or heart. In the United States, approximately 10 million people suffer from PVD. This number is expected to increase as more people grow older. Men are more likely to develop PVD than are women. Atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty materials in the blood vessels, is the most common condition creating PVD. Primary causes of PVD are smoking, diabetes, and obesity. A person’s legs, arms, and kidneys are the most common areas where PVD manifests itself with the legs being the most frequent place. When it has been determined that a patient has PVD, one of the medical tests to determine the severity of the PVD is called an angiogram, or angiography.
- Femoral popliteal bypass
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