1 Total loss of circulation can lead to gangrene and loss of a limb. 2  Blockage in the renal arteries (arteries supplying the kidneys) can cause renal artery disease (stenosis). 3  The symptoms include uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart failure, and abnormal kidney function.rteries carry blood away from the heart while veins return it. Vascular disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system. This ranges from diseases of your arteries, veins, and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation.
World's Weirdest: Vampire Bats. When it comes to feeding, this thumb-sized bat definitely sides with Dracula. Vampire bats are the only mammals on an all-blood diet â and an unsuspecting cow is the perfect prey.
It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, with the Etruscan shrew being the other contender. The largest species of bat are a few species of Pteropus (fruit bats or flying foxes) and the giant golden-crowned flying fox with a weight up to 1.6 kg (4 lb) and wingspan up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).t least two species of bat are known to feed on other bats: the spectral bat, also known as the American false vampire bat, and the ghost bat of Australia. One species, the greater noctule bat, catches and eats small birds in the air.