Also known as peripheral arterial disease, peripheral arterial disease determines, thanks to the aforementioned occlusion of the arteries, a reduction in the supply of oxygenated blood to the anatomical areas concerned and a suffering of these areas due to the lack of oxygen and nutrients.
More frequent in the lower limbs than in all other parts of the human body, peripheral arterial disease recognizes the phenomenon of atherosclerosis as the main cause.
For the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease, the following are fundamental: anamnesis, the patient's account of symptoms, a physical examination, a blood test, ankle / arm index calculation and a test such as "Doppler ultrasound or" angiography.
Peripheral arterial disease involves symptomatic therapy and causal therapy.
