Peripheral vascular disease; PVD; Peripheral arterial disease; PAD; Arteriosclerosis obliterans; Atherosclerosis
Often, symptoms affect one limb. If arteriosclerosis is in both limbs, the intensity is usually different in each.
During an examination, the health care provider may find:
Blood tests may show high cholesterol.
Tests for peripheral artery disease:
Creager MA, Libby P. Peripheral Arterial Disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2007:chap 57.
Aung PP, Maxwell HG, Jepson RG, Price JF, Leng GC. Lipid-lowering for peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;Oct 17(4):CD000123.