Please share an interesting fact about dealing with peripheral vascular disease.

Ignore: A daily walking program will help decrease symptoms and improve arterial circulation.

Ignore: The more you exercise those legs the better they will respond and the better you will feel.

Ignore: Best way to prevent progression of PVD is to stop smoking. Smoking is toxic to the blood vessels.

Ignore: Stopping smoking and increasing exercise are the two best things you can do for your arteries.

Ignore: Menu people with PAD do not require intervention.

Ignore: Controlling high cholesterol and high blood pressure will help slow progression.

Ignore: Smoking cessation is key. If diabetic, ensure that glucose is well controlled and inspect feet daily.

Ignore: Peripheral vascular disease is a complication of high untreated cholesterol .

Ignore: Pain developing in calves, after walking short distances(called claudication), can be a sign of PVD.

Ignore: Eat healthy low fat diet exercise no smoking walk frequently check cholesterol.

Conservative: Most people with PVD can be treated without any intervention (balloon/stents/surgery). Usually the best treatment is exercise, risk factor reduction (no smoking) and medical therapy. It is also a marker of possible heart disease and a cardiology evaluation should be part of the treatment plan.

Ignore: With PVD, it's a mistake to soak your feet in hot water OR elevate your feet above your heart.

Ignore: Avoid smoking Eat healthy good control of blood pressure and screen for heart disease and exercise.

Ignore: Stop smoking! Lose weight! Walk to tolerance, rest, walk back. Collaterals can evolve!

Ignore: Proper medical management of "other" medical problems is key!! Such as renal, diabetes, cardiac, etc.

Ignore: Stop smoking!! Lower cholesterol!! Walk 20-30 minutes daily.

Ignore: The ABI result helps diagnose peripheral arterial disease (PAD). A lower ABI means you might have it.

Ignore: Quitting smoking will help alleviate symptoms.

Ignore: PVD causes symptoms from decreased blood flow. Most common causes are smoking and diabetes related.

Ignore: Keep in mind that people who have PVD many times have heart disease as well. Ask your doctor.

Ignore: Lower risks: HTN, Diab, tobacco, cholest. Walk as much as u can thru pain and follow up w/ MD often.

Ignore: If you have symptomatic varicose veins, you may decrease your symptoms by wearing support See MD.

Ignore: A progressive walking regimen just past the point of pain can often help alleviate symptoms.

Ignore: Exercise intensively when thy symptoms are minor to avoid the need for surgery later.

Ignore: Smoking causes peripheral artery disease and makes failure of any form of its treatment more likely.

Ignore: Lower your cholesterol and blood sugar and do frequent exercise.

Ignore: Walk as much as possible to build up collateral circulation.