PAD is a circulatory disease in which blocked or stenotic arteries (narrowed) reduce blood flow to the extremities, most commonly, the legs and feet. Arteries that supply blood to the legs can become narrowed over time due to fatty plaque buildup that blocks or restricts blood flow, making it painful to walk. Peripheral artery disease (PAD), is a chronic, life-threatening circulatory condition.
The most common cause of PVD is atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque inside the artery wall. Plaque reduces the amount of blood flow to the limbs. It also decreases the oxygen and nutrients available to the tissue. Blood clots may form on the artery walls, further decreasing the inner size of the blood vessel and block off major arteries.
Other causes of PVD may include:
People with coronary artery disease (CAD) often also have PVD.
A risk factor increases your chance of developing a disease. Some can be changed, others cannot.
Risk factors that you can’t change:
Those who smoke or have diabetes have the highest risk of complications from PVD because these risk factors also cause impaired blood flow.
The main goals for treatment of PVD are to control the symptoms and halt the progression of the disease to lower the risk for heart attack, stroke, and other complications.
Treatment may include:
Using angioplasty, stent placement, or an atherectomy to treat PAD has many benefits, but, during any procedure there are risks. However, major complications are uncommon.
If untreated, PAD can lead to critical limb ischemia (CLI), a condition frequently associated with lower limb amputations.
Increased access to interventions – including revascularization and atherectomy – has resulted in a reduction of lower extremity amputations for people with severe lower extremity PAD.
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