Peripheral Vascular Disease

Also written as PVD.

A cardiovascular examination is incomplete without looking for evidence of heart failure and peripheral vascular disease.

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A cardiovascular examination is incomplete without looking for evidence of heart failure and peripheral vascular disease. (Approach to Cardiovascular Symptoms and Examination)
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) refers to conditions affecting blood circulation outside of the heart and brain, primarily involving the arteries and veins of the limbs. (Peripheral vascular disease)
Complicated plaque is what causes clinical events — MI, stroke, peripheral vascular disease (Cardiovascular, Respiratory & GI/Hepatobiliary Pathology Revision (MBPA 3500 Pap)
Proceed to hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, then heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, valvular disease and murmurs, infective endocarditis, ECG and arrhythmias, pericardial disease, cardiomyopathy, peripheral vascular disease and shock. (Approach to Cardiovascular Symptoms and Examination)
*After completing this section, you will be able to approach a patient with suspected peripheral vascular disease in the Kenyan context, understanding its causes, presentation, examination, and initial investigations. (Peripheral vascular disease)
| Comorbidities | HIV status, diabetes, sickle‑cell disease, peripheral vascular disease, chronic steroid use, recent TB treatment, malaria, rheumatic disease | Immunocompromise or vascular disease predisposes to atypical organisms and poorer outcomes | (Skin and soft-tissue infections)