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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Learning Center

Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. These peripheral arteries can become blocked with fatty material that builds up inside them. This is called atherosclerosis. A stent is a small, m...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 9, 2009
Peripheral vascular disease is a narrowing of blood vessels that restricts blood flow. It mostly occurs in the legs, but is sometimes seen in the arms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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