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A member asked:
With pvd is the lifespan short? had crossover bypass & was told it should keep me alive for 10 yrs, is this likely once surgeries have been exhausted
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Its a chronic dz: Unfortunately, PVD is a chronic disease. There are certain things you can clearly control such as your diet and of course not smoking.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Yes, but...: Pvd distribution manifests differently in different diseases: tobacco leads to aortic, iliac, femoral-popliteal disease; diabetes, almost exclusively in the tibial, peroneal arteries. Smoking cessation, control of lipids & blood pressure, and maintaining one's ideal body weight enhances one's life expectancy... Recall same PVD risks also cause strokes & heart disease... It's all linked...
Answered 12/24/2014
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