Loss of limbs from artery disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a condition that affects the arteries of the limbs that has a slow onset and can lead to amputation. It normally presents as pain in the legs which starts with exercise, but when the disease progresses pain is present at rest. PAD can also be an indication that the arteries of the heart and the entire body are diseased resulting in coronary artery disease and carotid stenosis, which cause heart attack and stroke. These conditions and amputations can be avoided with bypass surgery, whereby the blockage in the artery is bypassed with a graft, joining the healthy ends of the artery together.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by MedIndia.com

Related Disease Topics:

• Peripheral arterial disease
• Coronary artery disease
• Carotid stenosis
• Heart attack
• Stroke

Related Symptom Topics:

• Pain in the legs
• Exercise pain
• Rest pain

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About: Loss of limbs from artery disease

Date: 10 July 2005

Source: MedIndia.com

URL: http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?t=gn&x=3936

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Surgery
• Surgery and bypass surgery
• Surgery and arterial bypass
• Surgery and peripheral arterial disease
• Surgery and coronary artery disease
• Surgery and carotid stenosis
• Surgery and heart attack
• Surgery and stroke
• Surgery and arterial block
• Surgery and amputation
• Surgery and limb amputation
• Surgery and atherosclerosis
• Surgery and leg pain
• Surgery and rest pain
• Surgery and diseased artery
• Risk and peripheral arterial disease
• Risk and coronary artery disease
• Risk and carotid stenosis
• Risk and heart attack
• Risk and stroke
• Risk and amputation
• Risk and amputation
• Risk and limb amputation
• Risk and atherosclerosis
• Risk and bypass surgery
• Risk and vasculopath

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