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Descriptor English: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedad Arterial Periférica
Descriptor arteriopatía periférica
Entry term(s) enfermedad arterial periférica
Scope note: Falta de perfusión en las EXTREMIDADES como consecuencia de aterosclerosis. Se caracteriza por CLAUDICACIÓN INTERMITENTE y un ÍNDICE MALEOLO-BRAQUIAL de 0,9 o menos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Doença Arterial Periférica
Descriptor French: Maladie artérielle périphérique
Entry term(s): Arterial Disease, Peripheral
Arterial Diseases, Peripheral
Artery Disease, Peripheral
Artery Diseases, Peripheral
Disease, Peripheral Arterial
Disease, Peripheral Artery
Diseases, Peripheral Arterial
Diseases, Peripheral Artery
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Diseases
Tree number(s): C14.907.137.126.307.500
C14.907.617.671
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058729
Scope note: Lack of perfusion in the EXTREMITIES resulting from atherosclerosis. It is characterized by INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION, and an ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX of 0.9 or less.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific peripheral artery IM if pertinent
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
Previous Indexing: Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1963-2010)
Peripheral Vascular Diseases (1991-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011; for PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES see PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES 2007-2010
History Note: 2011; for PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES use PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES 2007-2010
DeCS ID: 53992
Unique ID: D058729
NLM Classification: WG 550
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Peripheral Arterial Disease - Preferred
Concept UI M0490511
Scope note Lack of perfusion in the EXTREMITIES resulting from atherosclerosis. It is characterized by INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION, and an ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX of 0.9 or less.
Preferred term Peripheral Arterial Disease
Entry term(s) Arterial Disease, Peripheral
Arterial Diseases, Peripheral
Artery Disease, Peripheral
Artery Diseases, Peripheral
Disease, Peripheral Arterial
Disease, Peripheral Artery
Diseases, Peripheral Arterial
Diseases, Peripheral Artery
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Diseases



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