Peripheral Arterial Disease
What is peripheral arterial disease?
The term peripheral arterial disease is used to describe damage to the peripheral arteries which is often caused by arterial hypertension and/or the formation of plaques of cholesterol, platelets, fibrin, and other substances on the arterial walls, and leads to progressive degrees of blockage and constriction of the arterial circulation. Where arteries are blocked by cholesterol deposits the condition is known as 'Atherosclerosis' and where mineral deposits are also forming plaque the condition is known as 'arteriosclerosis'.