Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with excess all-cause mortality and specifically with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The risk factors for PAD, such as diabetes, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obesity, are more common among patients with schizophr...
Hip and leg muscle cramps that hurt when you move but feel better when you rest could be a sign of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD is a buildup of fatty plaque in leg arteries that is linked to a higher risk of heart disease.7 6. Depressive Feelings Depression on its own is ...
Peripheral arterial disease:This condition can happen when your arteries become narrow, making it hard for blood to flow to and from your heart.15 Pulmonary hypertension:Hypertension is the clinical term for high blood pressure. Pulmonary hypertension happens if the blood pressure in arteries in the...
commonly use the term peripheral vascular disease to refer to peripheral artery disease (peripheral arterial disease, PAD), a condition that develops when the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the internal organs, arms, and legs become completely or partially blocked as a result of ...
Additionally, chronically elevated blood sugars can cause or worsen heart disease andperipheral arterial disease, in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the arms and legs. When to See a Healthcare Provider If the symptoms are more severe (like those of DKA), do not wait to call your...
Nursing'85, Vol. 15 (3), 1985, pp 50-58 Heeding the early warning signs of peripheral vascular disease By: Patricia L. Baum Earn CEU's as you study the contents of this article. Some of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus start with peripheral vascular disease. The ea...
Reduced perception of tactile sensations (hot/cold, sharp/blunt) Diminished but present pulse Arterial ulcers, loss of hair on the leg, persistent numbness and paresthesia or absent pulses are only present in severe peripheral arterial disease. Gangrene is a serious complication of chronic, untreated...
Physician's Guide to the Laboratory Diagnosis of Metabolic Diseases There are four indices to make the book as user-friendly as possible: Disorders index, Signs and symptoms index, Organs index, and Tests index. The ... JE Wraith - 《Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health》 被引量: 142发表...
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Clinicians must know cutaneous signs of cardiovascular disease, including petechiae, macules, purpura, lentigines, and rashes. Although cutaneous manifestations of diseases like infectious endocarditis and acute rheumatic fever ...
1. A method of treating heart failure, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac hypertrophy, valvular heart diseases, hypertension, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial occlusive disease,... S Ruf,T Sadowski,K Wirth,... - US 被引量: 4发表...