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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Peripheral Vascular Diseases > Peripheral Arterial Disease
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Arterial Occlusive Diseases > Arteriosclerosis > Atherosclerosis > Peripheral Arterial Disease

Preferred term

Peripheral Arterial Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Artery Disease, Peripheral
  • Artery Diseases, Peripheral
  • Disease, Peripheral Artery
  • Diseases, Peripheral Artery
  • Peripheral Arterial Diseases
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Peripheral Artery Diseases

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific peripheral artery IM if pertinent

Scope note

  • Lack of perfusion in the EXTREMITIES resulting from atherosclerosis. It is characterized by INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION, and an ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX of 0.9 or less.

History note

  • 2011; for PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES use PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES 2007-2010

In other languages

  • ääreisvaltimosairaudet

    Finnish

  • perifeeristen valtimoiden sairaudet
  • perifeeristen valtimoiden taudit
  • ääreisvaltimoiden sairaudet
  • ääreisvaltimoiden taudit
  • ääreisvaltimotaudit
  • Perifer artärsjukdom

    Swedish

  • Benartärsjukdom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058729

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