Peripheral artery disease is a vascular disorder in which the arteries outside the heart and brain narrow abnormally, most commonly in the legs. Narrowing of the vessels supplying the heart is instead called coronary artery disease, and narrowing of those supplying the brain is called cerebrovascular disease, so peripheral artery disease specifically describes disease of the remaining circulation, particularly in the limbs. It can restrict blood flow enough to cause pain or cramping during walking that eases with rest.
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ICD-10 ChapterIX: Diseases of the Circulatory System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Peripheral Artery Disease
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the circulatory system
2. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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Celacade was a non-drug, device-based treatment also known as Immune Modulation Therapy (IMT), developed by the Canadian-based biotherapeutics company Vasogen, Inc. for chronic heart failure and peripheral artery disease.
Coronary Stent (Wikipedia)
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Similar stents and stenting procedures are used in atherosclerosis of arterial vessels of the limbs-particularly in the legs, such as in peripheral artery disease.
Wikipedia: Femoropopliteal Bypass Online Reference Encyclopedia Article
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Femoropopliteal bypass surgery is mainly used to treat cases of femoral artery blockage that cause more severe symptoms that restrict completion of daily tasks such as peripheral artery disease and claudication, or cases that have not responded well to other treatment options.
Endarterectomy (Wikipedia)
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They are indicated for symptomatic pain from peripheral artery disease that hinders quality of life for the patient, like cramping when walking a certain distance, chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), or acute on chronic limb ischemia.
Cell therapy (Wikipedia)
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This mode of action is proposed by companies such as Pluristem and Pervasis that use adherent stromal cells or mature endothelial cells to treat peripheral artery disease and arteriovenous access complications.
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