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Arteriosclerosis of the extremities   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Peripheral vascular disease; PVD; Arteriosclerosis obliterans

Symptoms

Often, symptoms affect one limb. If arteriosclerosis exists in both limbs, the intensity is usually different.

Signs and Tests

An examination may show arterial bruits (whooshing sound heard with the stethoscope over the artery), decreased or absent pulse in the extremities, or decreased blood pressure in the affected extremity.

A lipid profile may show hyperlipidemia (lipid serum is increased, total cholesterol is increased).

Peripheral artery disease may be revealed by:

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