Peripheral Vascular Disease

Sign/Symptoms
Arteries: Narrowing and Hardening Without Signs Blood Flow Reduced (Ischaemia) Cramps Leg Feet Cold Fingers Cold Toes Numbness

Drugs
Clopidogrel

Treatments
Surgery Amputation Stenting Bypass Surgery Angioplasty Thromboendarterectomy Lifestyle Changes Increase Exercise Strongly in Favour Moderate Evidence Regular Exercise (30 Minutes A Day) Weakly in Favour Moderate Evidence Reduce or Stop Smoking Strongly in Favour High Evidence Weight Reduction Strongly in Favour High Evidence Medical Therapy Amputation Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Angioplasty Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Bypass Surgery Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Stenting Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Thromboendarterectomy Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes

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Further Tests
Bleeding Time (Ivy Method) Template Bleeding Time (Increased) Fibrinogen Concentration test Fibrinogen (Increased) Homocysteine Concentration (HCY, Blood) Homocysteine (Increased)

Efficacy of Alternative and Mental Health Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Tai Chi:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (Available evidence shows that Tai Chi may have cardiovascular benefits, which include reducing symptoms of peripheral vascular disease)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

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