Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) is a
  slow blood circulation disorder that leads to
  blockage in blood vessels, outside your heart and
  brain. The blood is not able to circulate
  properly due to clots in the arteries and veins.
  Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) also affects
  the vessels that supply blood, oxygen and
  nutrients to your kidneys, stomach, intestines,
  and muscles. As this disease progress, it may
  completely block the artery and can damage any
  organ or other parts of the body. Claudication,
  arteriosclerosis obliterans, intermittent
  claudication, arterial insufficiency of legs are
  other names given to Peripheral Vascular Disease
  (PVD). This disease is divided into two types
  Organic and Functional Peripheral Vascular
  Disease (PVD).

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Causes of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

• The causes of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
  depend on its type. The organic and functional
  Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) has separate
  causes. In Organic PVD there is a change in the
  structure of blood vessels, causing damage in the
  tissue, plaques and inflammation, which causes
  your blood vessels to narrow. Common causes of
  Organic PVD are High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Smoking
• Diabetes
• Injuries

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Causes of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
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• In Functional PVD there is no material damage to
  your blood vessels, but narrow down or widen of
  vessels causes the decrease in blood flow. Common
  causes of Functional PVD are 
• Cold temperature
• Stress
• Drugs
• Other factors that cause numbness in muscles

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Risk Factors of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

• There are several risk factors related to
  Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), some of the
  major factors are listed below High Blood
  pressure
• Heart Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Drinking
• Smoking
• Unhealthy Lifestyle
• Stress
• Bad cholesterol
• Overweight
• Lack of Exercise

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Symptoms

• Symptoms of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
  depend on the affected artery. The lack of blood
  flow in the artery mostly causes pain in leg
  calves, thighs, and hips. The pain generally
  starts, with exercise or regressive physical
  movement. Sometimes pain also occurs when you are
  walking or climbing stairs. Other symptoms of
  Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
  include Cramps
• Pain in buttock
• Weakness
• Reduced hair growth on legs
• Sore on leg
• Numb and heavy feeling

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Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

• A diagnostic test may be done for measuring the
  pulses in your legs and feet, blood pressure
  readings in your leg and arm. The tests done to
  diagnose Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
  include 
• X-ray
• MRI
• CT Scan
• BNP Blood test
• Angiography
• Stress test

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Treatments

• There are a number of medication and surgery
  procedures available for the treatment of this
  disease. Lifestyle changes such as daily jogging,
  losing weight and balanced diet can also help in
  the treatment of PVD.
• Medicine is given to reduce the painful symptoms,
  increase the blood flow, and to keep your
  diabetes and cholesterol under control. PVD
  medication may include atorvastatin,
  cilostazal, clopidogrel.
• If medicines alone are not showing any
  improvement than following surgeries may be
  performed including bypass surgery, angioplasty
  and stents, heart valve treatment, heart
  transplant.

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