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443.29 Dissection of other artery; 443.8 Other specified peripheral vascular diseases 443.82 Erythromelalgia; 443.9 Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified; 444 Arterial embolism and thrombosis; 445 Atheroembolism; 446 Polyarteritis nodosa and allied conditions. 446.1 Kawasaki disease / Acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; 446.5 ...
Peripheral artery disease most commonly affects the legs, but other arteries may also be involved, such as those of the arms, neck, or kidneys. [4] [17] Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a form of peripheral vascular disease. Vascular refers to the arteries and veins within the body. PAD differs from peripheral veinous disease. PAD means the ...
Arterial occlusion is a condition involving partial or complete blockage of blood flow through an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to body tissues. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An occlusion of arteries disrupts oxygen and blood supply to tissues, leading to ischemia . [ 1 ]
An occlusion of the artery would be seen by decreased or absent flow distal to the occlusion. Doppler ultrasound can even distinguish between embolic and thrombotic plaque. The former would show a delineated, round thrombus, whereas the latter would show narrowed arterial lumen with atherosclerotic plaque.
[10] Lung: Pulmonary infarction or lung infarction; Spleen: Splenic infarction occurs when the splenic artery or one of its branches are occluded, for example by a blood clot. Although it can occur asymptomatically, the typical symptom is severe pain in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, sometimes radiating to the left shoulder.
Angiography is commonly used in the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis, [4] especially in the advanced stages of the disease, when arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysms may be observed. [4] However, angiography is a relatively invasive investigation, exposing patients to large doses of radiation, [ 4 ] so is not recommended for routine, long ...
Critical limb ischemia is diagnosed by the presence of ischemic rest pain, and an ulcers that will not heal or gangrene due to insufficient blood flow. [3] Insufficient blood flow may be confirmed by ankle-brachial index (ABI), ankle pressure, toe-brachial index (TBI), toe systolic pressure, transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TcpO2 ), or skin perfusion pressure (SPP).
Intra-arterial thrombolysis reduces thromboembolic occlusion by 95% in 50% of cases, and restores adequate blood flow in 50% to 80% of cases. [1] Surgical procedures include: Arterial bypass surgery to create another source of blood supply [2] Embolectomy, to remove the embolus, with various techniques available: Thromboaspiration [2]