The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms...

Peripheral edema is edema (accumulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs. In...

merging.›  A peripheral vascular examination is a medical examination to discover signs of pathology in the peripheral vascular system. It is performed...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. PAD...

Vascular disease is a class of diseases of the vessels of the circulatory system in the body, including blood vessels – the arteries and veins, and the...

circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance or may sometimes be called by another term total peripheral resistance, while the resistance caused...

the word neuropathy (neuro-, "nervous system" and -pathy, "disease of") without modifier usually means peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy affecting just...

specialities. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries...

obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Arterial obstruction (e.g., peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud phenomenon) Venous obstruction (e.g., deep vein...

artery is 0.7-1.1 cm). PAAs are the most common aneurysm of the peripheral vascular system, accounting for 85% of all cases. PAAs are bilateral – occurring...

includes "lymph" to specify the node: peripheral lymph node addressin. PNAd is a critical component of the immune system, enabling the targeted migration of...

patient's skin or using an adhesive dressing. A peripheral venous catheter is the most commonly used vascular access in medicine. It is given to most emergency...

surgeons in the treatment of vascular conditions, particularly peripheral vascular disease. As of 2022[update], LeMaitre Vascular sells directly to hospitals...

the vascular system has been called vegetative-vascular dystonia. The term "vegetative" reflects an older name for the autonomic nervous system: the...

which play crucial roles in the modulation of vascular tone. Additionally, sympathetic nervous system activation, triggered by stress or other stimuli...

of the peripheral vascular system. This can help in managing Raynaud's phenomenon. Complications are present with an affected or injured system, such as...

the legs, where lower extremity bypass surgery is used to treat peripheral vascular disease. Cardiac bypass is performed when the arteries that bring...

vessels relative to a person's arms, legs or extremities including peripheral vascular disease. "American Heritage Dictionary". Houghton Mifflin Company...

"Acrocyanosis: The Flying Dutchman." Vascular Medicine 2011 Aug;16(4):288-301 Olin, J.W. (2004). Other peripheral arterial diseases. In L. Goldman & D...

paper, Peripheral arterial disease 2013, paper, Reporting standards for adverse events after medical device use in the peripheral vascular system Joanne...

ischemia, such as tissue loss in the case of peripheral artery disease, surgery may be indicated. Vascular bypass surgery can re-establish flow around...

regulates blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance. When renal blood flow is reduced, juxtaglomerular cells in...

needed] In common usage, in clinical practice including angiology and vascular surgery, the femoral artery includes the common femoral artery, and the...

into the lymphatic vessels and then via the portal vein into the peripheral vascular system. Once they reach the musculature in the process, they leave the...

contributor to total peripheral resistance) which translates to a large decrease in the pressure. In a healthy vascular system, the endothelium lines...

gets shunted to the left side of the heart and ejected to the peripheral vascular system. This causes signs of cyanosis.[citation needed] Heart of human...

directly into the bloodstream. In the sympathetic nervous system and other peripheral nervous system components, these synapses are made at sites called ganglia...

lymphatic system, or lymphoid system, is an organ system in vertebrates that is part of the immune system and complementary to the circulatory system. It consists...

femoral or radial artery or femoral vein, to permit access to the vascular system for the wires and catheters used. If no access vessel of sufficient...

Diabetic neuropathy can affect any peripheral nerves including sensory neurons, motor neurons, and the autonomic nervous system. Therefore, diabetic neuropathy...