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The primary treatment for atherosclerosis is making lifestyle changes to help prevent the further build-up of plaque in your blood vessels. You may also need to take medications or receive a ...
Golfer's vasculitis, also called exercise-induced vasculitis, sport-induced vasculitis, Disney rash, or hiker's rash, is a form of small blood vessel inflammation resulting in a rash. [1] It occurs in the lower legs, and is caused by excessive walking in hot temperatures. It is more common in elderly people.
This is a rare condition in which blood clots occur in the iliofemoral vein due to compression of the blood vessels in the leg. The specific problem is compression of the left common iliac vein by the overlying right common iliac artery. Many May-Thurner compressions are overlooked when there is no blood clot.
Leg compartment syndrome is found in 2% to 9% of tibial fractures. It is strongly related to fractures involving the tibial diaphysis as well as other sections of the tibia. [30] Direct injury to blood vessels can lead to compartment syndrome by reducing the downstream blood supply to soft tissues.
Peripheral veinous disease, on the other hand, refers to problems with veins—the vessels that bring the blood back to the heart. [ 18 ] The classic symptom is leg pain when walking, which resolves with rest and is known as intermittent claudication . [ 2 ]
Arteriosclerosis, literally meaning "hardening of the arteries", is an umbrella term for a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity [3] of the walls of arteries; [4] this process gradually restricts the blood flow to one's organs and tissues and can lead to severe health risks brought on by atherosclerosis, which is a specific form of ...
Blood vessel grafts often come from the same leg of the bypass site, which are arteries above and below the knee. These grafts can only be removed and prepared during surgery at the time of the bypass. However, in some cases a leg vein is left in place and connected to the artery (in situ procedure).
"Onion-skin" renal arteriole. This is a type of arteriolosclerosis involving a narrowed lumen. [4] The term "onion-skin" is sometimes used to describe this form of blood vessel [14] with thickened concentric smooth muscle cell layer and thickened, duplicated basement membrane.