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Peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. PAD can happen in any blood vessel,... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Interventional radiology, vascular surgery
• Symptoms:  Leg pain when walking that resolves with rest, skin ulcers, bluish skin, cold skin, loss of hair, unusually smooth or shiny skin
• Causes:  Atherosclerosis, artery spasm
• Risk factors:  Cigarette smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol.
• Diagnostic method:  Ankle-brachial index
• Medication:  Statins, ACE inhibitors, cilostazol
• Treatment:  Stopping smoking, supervised exercise therapy, surgery
• Frequency:  155 million (2015)
• Deaths:  52,500 (2015)
• Sumber Data :  DuckDuckGo