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Peripheral Arterial Disease

Also called: Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease, PAD, PAOD, Peripheral Artery Disease, Obliterans

- Summary
- About peripheral arterial disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Lower extremity PAD
- Renal artery stenosis
- Mesenteric arterial disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Prevention methods
- Recent research
- Questions for your doctor

Reviewed By:
Kerry Prewitt, M.D., FACC
 George A. Petrossian, M.D., FACC

Mesenteric arterial disease

Mesenteric arterial disease refers to diseases that affect the blood vessels supplying the intestines and other abdominal organs (e.g., the belly). Because the blood vessels supplying this part of the body are so numerous, blockages of these arteries are the least likely to result in a condition requiring treatment. 

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the dilation, bulging or ballooning out of part of the wall of the abdominal aorta, a section of the aorta that travels the entire length of the abdomen. An aneurysm rupture can result in massive bleeding and often death  with mortality rates between 70 percent and 90 percent. Moreover, these aneurysms often have no symptoms. Therefore early diagnosis and treatment of an aortic aneurysm is vital to preventing an aortic rupture.

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Review Date: 05-01-2007

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