1. Types of Peripheral Vascular
Disease

2. PVD
– Atherosclerosis
– Vasculitis
– Aneurysms

3. Vasculitis
• Vasculitis is an inflammation of your blood
vessels. Vasculitis causes changes in the walls of
your blood vessels, including
thickening, weakening, narrowing and scarring.
• When the BV is inflammed it could :
• Narrow, making it more difficult for blood to get
through
• Close off completely so that blood can't get
through

6. Symptoms
• Generalized symptoms :
– Fever
– Loss of appetite
– Weight loss
– Fatigue (tiredness)
– General aches and pains

7. Organ- or Body System-Specific Signs and Symptoms
• Skin
– If vasculitis affects your skin, you may notice skin changes.
For example, you may have purple or red spots or
bumps, clusters of small dots, splotches, bruises, or hives.
Your skin also may itch.
• Joints
– If vasculitis affects your joints, you may ache or develop
arthritis in one or more joints.
• Eyes
– If vasculitis affects your eyes, you may develop
red, itchy, burning eyes. Your eyes also may become
sensitive to light, and your vision may blur. Rarely, certain
types of vasculitis may cause blindness.

8. Cont.
• Gastrointestinal Tract
– If vasculitis affects your gastrointestinal tract, you
may get ulcers (sores) in your mouth or have
stomach pain.
• Sinuses, Nose, Throat, and Ears
– If vasculitis affects your sinuses, nose, throat, and
ears, you may have sinus or chronic (ongoing)
middle ear infections. Other symptoms include
ulcers in the nose and, in some cases, hearing loss

9. Cont.
• Nerves
– If vasculitis affects your nerves, you may have
numbness, tingling, and weakness in various parts
of your body. You also may have a loss of feeling
or strength in your hands and feet and shooting
pains in your arms and legs.

10. Peripheral Aneurysm
• Peripheral aneurysms affect the arteries other
than the aorta. Most peripheral aneurysms
occur in the popliteal artery, which runs down
the back of your lower thigh and knee. Less
commonly, peripheral aneurysms also develop
in the femoral artery in your groin, the carotid
artery in your neck, or sometimes the arteries
in your arms.

11. Symptoms
• A pulsating lump that you can feel
• Leg or arm pain or cramping with exercise, called
claudication
• Leg or arm pain with rest
• Painful sores or ulcerations involving the toes or fingers
• Radiating pain or numbness in your leg or arm, which is
caused by nerve compression
• Gangrene, or tissue death, which results from a severe
blockage in your limb and usually requires some form of
amputation
• If the carotid arteries are involved a stroke might occur

12. Causes
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Smoking
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Obesity
Having a family history of heart or vascular
disease