Peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease may be revealed by:
An abnormal ratio between the blood pressure of the ankle and arm (ankle/brachial index, or ABI)
A Doppler ultrasound exam of an extremity
Angiography of the arteries in the legs (arteriography) ...
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See: Peripheral artery disease; Varicose Veins & Spider Veins.
Common Misspellings: peripheral vascular diease, peripheral vascular desease, peripheal vascular disease, peripheal vascular diease, peripheal vascular desease, ...
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Although the term peripheral vascular disease can include any disorder that affects any of the blood vessels, it often is used as a synonym for peripheral artery disease.
Peripheral vascular disease is the most common disease of the arteries.
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body uses to make protein and to build and maintain tissue. But excessive levels in your blood may increase your risk of stroke, certain types of heart disease, and disease of the blood vessels of the arms, legs and feet (peripheral artery disease).
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These problems commonly occur together and are related to each other by a genetic or metabolic link. Both the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease.
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