Peripheral arterial disease causes
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Differentiating Peripheral arterial disease from other Diseases |
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AHA/ACC Guidelines on Management of Lower Extremity PAD |
Guidelines for Structured Exercise Therapy for Lower Extremity PAD |
Guidelines for Minimizing Tissue Loss in Lower Extremity PAD |
Guidelines for Revascularization of Claudication in Lower Extremity PAD |
Guidelines for Management of Acute Limb Ischemial in Lower Extremity PAD |
Guidelines for Longitudinal Follow-up for Lower Extremity PAD |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Peripheral arterial disease |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is most commonly a manifestation of atherosclerosis resulting from vascular inflammation. Other uncommon causes should be suspected when the PAD occurs occurs at a young age and in the context of a positive history. Uncommon causes include degenerative diseases (Marfan's Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), dysplastic disorders Fibromuscular dysplasia, inflammatory diseases (arteritis) and hypercoagulable states.
Causes
Causes in alphabetical order:
- Atherosclerosis
- Arteriomegaly
- Arteritis
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Fibromuscular dysplasia
- In situ thrombosis
- Marfan's Syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
- Takayasu's Arteritis
- Thromboangiitis obliterans
- Thromboembolism