That's slightly more than the amount of caffeine in one standard cup of coffee -- though even an 8-ounce tall cup of super-charged Starbucks brew, will take you over that amount. But that 200-milligram mark is a bit arbitrary.
PVD may result from a narrowing of the blood vessels that carry blood to the legs and arms. The most common cause is atherosclerosis. Click Image to Enlarge. Other causes of PVD may include injury to the arms or legs, abnormal muscles or ligaments, or infection.VD is often found in people with problems with the arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary artery disease). That is because atherosclerosis, which causes coronary artery disease, affects arteries throughout the body. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of plaque on the walls of the arteries.
âWhen people talk about PVD, they usually are thinking in terms of the arteries that carry oxygenated blood from the heart, although the veins that carry blood back to the lungs and heart are also vascular structures,â Kersh says. âArterial disease is caused by a buildup of plaque deposits inside the arteries.