Arterial Occlusive Disease WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Arterial Occlusive Disease
Arterial occlusive disease is better known as atherosclerosis. This disease occurs when a fatty substance called plaque builds up in an artery until it is blocked. Arterial occlusive disease can occur in arteries of the hips and legs and is called peripheral arterial disease.1
Fast Facts:
- Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of the artery to the kidneys, and can lead to a complete blockage of blood to the kidneys.2
- Mesenteric artery ischemia is blockage of the artery to the intestines.2
- The risks for arterial occlusive disease are family history of atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, and advanced age. If the condition is mild it can be managed by lifestyle changes, or drugs. In more serious cases, surgery.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Merck Manuals: Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Renal and Mesenteric Artery Occlusive Disease
- ↑ LifeBridge Health: Arterial Occlusive Disease
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Arterial Occult Disease, Arterial Oclusive Disease, Artery Occluded Disease, Occluded Artery Disease, Disease Artery Occluded, Aterial Occlusvie Disease, Atreail Occlusive Disease
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
