Ottoman was written by Christopher Tomson;rostam Batmanglij;ezra Koenig;christopher Baio. Ottoman was written by Christopher Tomson;rostam Batmanglij;ezra Koenig;christopher Baio.
Peripheral Arterial Disease. Peripheral arterial disease, also called peripheral vascular disease, is a narrowing of the blood vessels (arteries). It mainly occurs in arteries that supply blood to the legs. The main symptom is pain in one or both legs when you walk.
The importance of peripheral arterial diseases. Broadly defined, peripheral vascular disease refers to disease of the extra-cardiac blood vessels, including diseases of the arteries, veins and lymphatics.Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) refers to disease affecting non-coronary arteries, but is most often used to describe disease of the arteries supplying the limbs.igure 1. The Genetics of PAD. Factors associated with risk of peripheral arterial disease include variation in the genetic code (e.g. single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs) and epigenetic DNA modifications (e.g. cytosine methylation).