What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?

Peripheral Arterial Disease refers to the blood vessels of lower limbs narrowed. That impedes the blood flow to lower limbs via arteries, causing the surrounding tissue ischemic.

What causes Peripheral Arterial Disease?
      

The majority of those patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease are suffering from the hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, or hypertension. A plaque is usually formed and builds up in the inner wall of the arteries, narrow the artery. If at the same time, age over 50, having smoking habit, family history, or suffering from the chronic illness, such as chronic renal disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, the risk of suffering Peripheral Arterial Disease is much higher.

      

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