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Descriptor English: Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
Descriptor Spanish: Arteriosclerosis Obliterante
Descriptor arteriosclerosis obliterante
Scope note: Enfermedad arterial oclusiva común, que está causada por la ATEROSCLEROSIS. Se caracteriza por lesiones en la capa más interna de las arterias (ÍNTIMA ARTERIAL), incluida la AORTA y sus ramas para las extremidades. Como factores de riesgo se deben considerar: el tabaquismo, la HIPERLIPIDEMIA, y la HIPERTENSIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Arteriosclerose Obliterante
Descriptor French: Artériosclérose oblitérante
Entry term(s): Obliterans, Arteriosclerosis
Tree number(s): C14.907.137.126.114
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001162
Scope note: Common occlusive arterial disease which is caused by ATHEROSCLEROSIS. It is characterized by lesions in the innermost layer (ARTERIAL INTIMA) of arteries including the AORTA and its branches to the extremities. Risk factors include smoking, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, and HYPERTENSION.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1167
Unique ID: D001162
NLM Classification: WG 550
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Arteriosclerosis Obliterans - Preferred
Concept UI M0001735
Scope note Common occlusive arterial disease which is caused by ATHEROSCLEROSIS. It is characterized by lesions in the innermost layer (ARTERIAL INTIMA) of arteries including the AORTA and its branches to the extremities. Risk factors include smoking, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, and HYPERTENSION.
Preferred term Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
Entry term(s) Obliterans, Arteriosclerosis



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