Question 1

What happens with peripheral vascular disease over 2-3 years after diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

This depends on lifestyle modification - smoking cessation, compliance with medication, and exercise.

Question 2

What to do if i have severe peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

A vascular surgeon, who is a specialist in this disorder.  He can offer arterial reconstruction or stenting, if your condition is severe.

Question 3

How is smoking related to peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

Nf-1 has classic skin manifestations - one just examines skin to see if criteria for the number/size of nevi and ash-leaf spots on the skin are seen.

Question 4

How are arteriosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease different?

Accepted Answer

Pvd/pad/atherosclerosis are one in the same. Plaque causes stenosis of arteries. Plaque can be soft or heavily calcified. Board certified surgeons should be able to offer you the best treatment options depending on location, quality of symptoms and co-morbidities. Vascular surgeon can offer all therapies including endovascular, open and medical modalities.

Question 5

Is hypoxemia associated with peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

Hypoxia does not lead to periphral arterial disease but can make symptoms worse.

Question 6

Md wants to treat peripheral vascular disease. what if i don't?

Accepted Answer

You should take steps to improve health including smoking cessation, healthy diet , exercise, keeping cholesterol and blood pressure lot with medications if necessary and perhaps taking aspirin.   As to whether you should have a stent or surgery to improve circulation to your legs depends on your symptoms and whether you are at risk of loosing part of a limb from poor circulation.

Question 7

Are femoral bruits associated with peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

A bruit is a noise that is heard with a stethoscope reflecting turbulent flow. IT can be a normal finding and is non specific. It is often associated with narrowing of arteries, however that is unlikely in a 33 year old. THe pest way to tell if you have "PVD" is to have a physician measure the pressure in your feet and calculate an "ABI" (foot pressure/arm pressure) value of 0.9 or more is normal

Question 8

Can you tell me the pathophysiology of the peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

The pathophysiology of peripheral vascular disease is atherosclerosis. This is a generalized disease process with risk factors including diabetes, old age, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and smoking. Atherosclerosis builds up, causing narrowed areas in blood vessels. Some important vessels which get blocked  include; carotids, heart vessels (coronary) and leg arteries.

Question 9

What is the difference between atherosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease?

Accepted Answer

Atherosclerosis is the deposit of fat inside the lumen of an artery. If the blockages are severe enough and  that happens in the heart, can lead to heart attack, if in the brain: strokes and if in the arteries going to or of the legs: PVD

Question 10

Is peripheral vascular disease also known as hypertension or just happens together?

Accepted Answer

Peripheral vascular disease is an inflammatory process whereby blockages form in the arteries throughout the body. Hypertension is chronically elevated blood pressure. Although hypertension is a risk factor for atherosclerosis, not every patient with PVD has hypertension.

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What happens with peripheral vascular disease over 2-3 years after diagnosis?

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What to do if i have severe peripheral vascular disease?

How is smoking related to peripheral vascular disease?

How are arteriosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease different?

Is hypoxemia associated with peripheral vascular disease?

Md wants to treat peripheral vascular disease. what if i don't?

Are femoral bruits associated with peripheral vascular disease?

Can you tell me the pathophysiology of the peripheral vascular disease?

What is the difference between atherosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease?

Is peripheral vascular disease also known as hypertension or just happens together?

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